(a) Persons intending to move intrastate any of the articles covered by these regulations shall make application for certification as far in advance as possible, and will be required to prepare and assemble materials at such points and in such manner as the inspector shall designate, so that thorough inspection may be made or approved treatments applied. Articles to be inspected as a basis for certification must be free from matter which makes inspection impracticable.

(b) The New York State Department of Agriculture will not be responsible for any cost incident to inspection, treatment, or certification other than the services of the inspector.