# Regulations and Procedures Under the Plant Variety Protection Act
> **Agricultural Marketing Service** · Final rule. · Published 2020-01-06 · Effective 2020-01-06 · 85 FR 422
## Document
- **Document number:** 2019-27636
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** Agricultural Marketing Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 422
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 97
- **Publication date:** 2020-01-06
- **Effective date:** 2020-01-06
- **USDA docket:** Document Number AMS-ST-19-0004
## Abstract

This final rule revises the regulations, fees for services, and procedures established under the Plant Variety Protection Act. The revisions are necessary to conform with recent amendments to the Plant Variety Protection Act, which added authority for the Plant Variety Protection Office to issue certificates of protection for varieties of plants that are reproduced asexually. This rule adds references to the term "asexual reproduction" to the regulations established under the Plant Variety Protection Act and establishes procedures for obtaining variety protection for asexually reproduced plant varieties. This rule also modernizes the regulations by simplifying the fee schedule for PVPO services and updating the regulations relating to administrative procedures to reflect current business practices.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/01/06/2019-27636/regulations-and-procedures-under-the-plant-variety-protection-act)
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