<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001571049-17-005732.txt : 20170606
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001571049-17-005732
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170601
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170606
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170606

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APPLIED DNA SCIENCES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000744452
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS SERVICES [7380]
		IRS NUMBER:				592262718
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE
		CITY:			STONY BROOK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11790
		BUSINESS PHONE:		631-240-8800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE
		CITY:			STONY BROOK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11790

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PROHEALTH MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010504

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DCC ACQUISITION CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990211

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DATALINK CAPITAL CORP/TX/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980306

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ferguson Elizabeth M.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001707145

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36745
		FILM NUMBER:		17894186

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE
		CITY:			STONY BROOK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11790
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        <issuerCik>0000744452</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>APPLIED DNA SCIENCES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>APDN</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Ferguson Elizabeth M.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>50 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>STONY BROOK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>11790</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Beth Jantzen, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-06-06</signatureDate>
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<SEQUENCE>2
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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 24
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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 24</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"><B>POWER
OF ATTORNEY</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Know all by these
presents, that the undersigned, as a Section 16 reporting person of Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (the&nbsp;&ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;),
hereby constitutes and appoints each of <B>James A. Hayward</B>, <B>Beth Jantzen</B> and <B>Debbie Bailey</B>, signing singly,
the undersigned&rsquo;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(1)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-right: 0.5in">execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, as a Section 16 reporting person
of the Company, Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the&nbsp;&ldquo;<U>Exchange
Act</U>&rdquo;) and the rules thereunder, and any other forms or reports the undersigned may be required to file in connection
with the undersigned&rsquo;s ownership, acquisition, or disposition of securities of the Company;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(2)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-right: 0.5in">do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, or other form or report, and timely file such form
or report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(3)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-right: 0.5in">take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s
discretion.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned
hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company
assuming, any of the undersigned&rsquo;s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Power of Attorney
shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned&rsquo;s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 15th&nbsp;day of May, 2017.&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom"><P STYLE="margin: 0">Signature:</P>


</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 42%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Elizabeth M Schmalz Ferguson</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="margin: 0">Print Name:</P>


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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="margin: 0">Elizabeth M Schmalz Ferguson</P>


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