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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-19-044710
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190916
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190916

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-78682
		FILM NUMBER:		191094864

	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

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Hayward James A
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001357784

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O 25 HEALTH SCIENCES DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 113
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11790
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE 13D</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Applied
DNA Sciences, Inc.</B></P>

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Stock</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>03815U
201</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>James A. Hayward<BR>
50 Health Sciences Drive</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Stony Brook, New York 11790</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>631-240-8800</B></P>

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Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>September
12, 2019</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of
this Statement)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.25in">If the filing person has previously filed a statement on
Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of &sect;&sect;240.13d-l(e),
240.13d-l(f) or 240.13d-l(g), check the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.25in"><B>Note: </B>Schedules filed in paper format shall include
a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See &sect;240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies
of this statement are to be sent.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.25in">* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out
for a reporting person&rsquo;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent
amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.25in">The information required on the remainder of this cover
page shall not be deemed to be &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&ldquo;<B>Act</B>&rdquo;)
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the Notes).</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; border: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 95%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">NAME OF REPORTING PERSON<BR>
<B>James A. Hayward</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">2</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)<BR>
(a) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">3</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">SEC USE ONLY</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">4</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)<BR>
<B>PF</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">5</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">6</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION<BR>
<B>United States of America</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="width: 15%; border: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">NUMBER OF</P>
                                                                                <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY</P>
                                                                                <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">EACH</P>
                                                                                <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">REPORTING</P>
                                                                                <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">PERSON WITH</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">7</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 80%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">SOLE VOTING POWER<BR>
<B>8,038,697 (1)</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">8</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">SHARED VOTING POWER<BR>
<B>0</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">9</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER<BR>
<B>8,038,697 (1)</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">10</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER<BR>
<B>0</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 95%; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON<BR>
<B>8,038,697 (1)</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">12</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">13</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) <BR>
<B>16.30 (2)</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">14</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)<BR>
<B>IN</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left">(1)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Reflects (i) 5,367,435 shares of Common Stock and (ii)
2,671,262 shares of Common Stock underlying exercisable options and warrants that may be exercised within 60 days from the date
hereof. Does not reflect the remaining 12,500 unvested shares subject to options granted on December 21, 2015 pursuant to the
Issuer&rsquo;s 2005 Incentive Stock Plan, which will vest on December 21, 2019.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left">(2)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">This percentage calculation is based on 46,660,795 shares
of Common Stock outstanding as of September 13, 2019.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">EXPLANATORY NOTE</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">This
Schedule 13D/A (this &ldquo;</FONT>Amendment No. 1<FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">&rdquo;) amends the Schedule 13D filed on August
30, 2019 (the &ldquo;</FONT>Original Schedule 13D<FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">&rdquo; and together with this Amendment No.
1, the &ldquo;</FONT>Schedule 13D<FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">&rdquo;). This Amendment No. 1 relates to the common stock,
$0.001 par value per share (&ldquo;</FONT>Common Stock<FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">&rdquo;), of Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;</FONT>Issuer<FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">&rdquo;). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment
No. 1 and not otherwise defined shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Original Schedule 13D.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font:10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Item 3 of this Schedule 13D is hereby
amended to include the following:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On September 12, 2019, the Reporting Person
converted $1,585,313 aggregate principal amount of Notes into 2,935,764 shares of Common Stock at a conversion price of $0.54.
On September 12, 2019, the Reporting Person received 2,935,764 shares of Common Stock from the Issuer. Following the conversion
of the Notes into Common Stock on September 12, 2019, the Reporting Person no longer holds any Notes of the Issuer.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0in">Item 5(a)-(c) of the Schedule 13D is hereby
amended in its entirety as follows.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As of the date
hereof, the Reporting Person may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 8,038,697 shares of Common Stock, constituting 16.30%
of the 46,660,795 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 13, 2019.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Reporting Person
(i) has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 8,038,697 shares of Common Stock; (ii) has the shared power to vote or direct
the vote of 0 shares of Common Stock; (iii) has the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 8,038,697 shares of Common
Stock; and (iv) has the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 shares of Common Stock.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other
than as disclosed in Item 3 above and in the Original Schedule 13D, no transactions in the securities of the Issuer were effected
by the Reporting Person during the past sixty days.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As of the date
hereof, to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, no person other than the Reporting Person had the right to receive
or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock beneficially owned by
the Reporting Person.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;September 16, 2019</TD>
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