EXHIBIT 31

                                  CERTIFICATION

     I,  S.  Steven  Carl,  certify  that:

     1.     I  have  reviewed  this  annual  report  on  Form 10-KSB of H.E.R.C.
Products  Incorporated;

2.     Based  on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
of  a  material  fact  or  omit  to  state a material fact necessary to make the
statements  made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made,  not  misleading  with  respect  to  the  period  covered  by this report;

3.     Based  on  my  knowledge,  the  financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows of the small business
issuer  as  of,  and  for,  the  periods  presented  in  this  report;

4.     The  small  business  issuer's  other  certifying  officers  and  I  are
responsible  for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
(as  defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control
over  financial  reporting  (as  defined  in  Exchange  Act  Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f))  for  the  small  business  issuer  and  have:

     a)     Designed  such  disclosure  controls  and procedures, or caused such
disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to  be designed under our supervision, to
ensure  that  material  information  relating  to  the  small  business  issuer,
including  its  consolidated  subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
those  entities,  particularly  during  the period in which this report is being
prepared;

     b)     Evaluated  the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and  procedures  and  presented  in  this  report  our  conclusions  about  the
effectiveness  of  the  disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
period  covered  by  this  report  based  on  such  evaluation;  and

     c)          Disclosed  in  this  report  any  change  in the small business
issuer's  internal  control  over  financial  reporting that occurred during the
small  business issuer's most recent fiscal quarter (the small business issuer's
fourth  fiscal  quarter  in  the  case  of an annual report) that has materially
affected,  or  is  reasonably  likely  to  materially affect, the small business
issuer's  internal  control  over  financial  reporting;

     5.     The  small  business  issuer's  other certifying officers and I have
disclosed,  based  on  our  most  recent  evaluation  of  internal  control over
financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
registrant's  board  of  directors  (or  persons  performing  the  equivalent
functions):

     a)     All  significant  deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
or  operation  of  internal  control  over  financial reporting, which could are
reasonably  likely  to  adversely  affect the small business issuer's ability to
record,  process,  summarize,  and  report  financial  information;  and

     b)     Any  fraud,  whether  or  not material, that involves management or
other employees  who  have  a significant role in the small business
issuer's internal control  over  financial  reporting.

Date:  March  28,  2004


                                           /s/  S.  Steven  Carl
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                                           S.  Steven  Carl
                                           Chief  Executive  Officer
                                           Acting  Chief  Financial  Officer


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