Legislation
SECTION 163-B
Registration to sell
Agriculture & Markets (AGM) CHAPTER 69, ARTICLE 14
§ 163-b. Registration to sell. 1. The commissioner after a nursery
has been found to be apparently free from injurious insects and plant
diseases shall register each nursery grower desiring to sell, or
selling, or handling for sale, or otherwise disposing of nursery stock
in this state in accordance with the intent disclosed in the application
and shall issue a certificate, upon a form to be prescribed by the
commissioner, declaring that such nursery grower is duly registered and
authorized to do business in this state. If such nursery grower is
maintaining or operating premises in connection with his or her business
in more than one place within the state then he or she shall obtain an
additional registration for each place of business, provided there shall
be no additional fee for such additional registrations.
2. The commissioner shall register each nursery dealer desiring to
sell or selling, or handling for sale, or otherwise disposing of nursery
stock in this state in accordance with the intent disclosed in his or
her application and shall issue a certificate, upon a form prescribed by
the commissioner, declaring that such nursery dealer is duly registered
and authorized to do business in this state. If such nursery dealer is
maintaining or operating premises in connection with his or her business
in more than one place within the state, he or she shall obtain a
separate registration, upon proper application, for each location.
3. Such certificates shall be conspicuously posted at each place of
business, maintained by such nursery grower or nursery dealer.
4. Each person doing a mail order business in nursery stock from an
address in this state is required to register as a nursery grower or
nursery dealer whether or not the nursery stock sold or offered for sale
is within the state.
5. It shall be unlawful to affix a reproduction or facsimile of a
nursery dealer's registration on plant materials which have not been
inspected by the commissioner.
has been found to be apparently free from injurious insects and plant
diseases shall register each nursery grower desiring to sell, or
selling, or handling for sale, or otherwise disposing of nursery stock
in this state in accordance with the intent disclosed in the application
and shall issue a certificate, upon a form to be prescribed by the
commissioner, declaring that such nursery grower is duly registered and
authorized to do business in this state. If such nursery grower is
maintaining or operating premises in connection with his or her business
in more than one place within the state then he or she shall obtain an
additional registration for each place of business, provided there shall
be no additional fee for such additional registrations.
2. The commissioner shall register each nursery dealer desiring to
sell or selling, or handling for sale, or otherwise disposing of nursery
stock in this state in accordance with the intent disclosed in his or
her application and shall issue a certificate, upon a form prescribed by
the commissioner, declaring that such nursery dealer is duly registered
and authorized to do business in this state. If such nursery dealer is
maintaining or operating premises in connection with his or her business
in more than one place within the state, he or she shall obtain a
separate registration, upon proper application, for each location.
3. Such certificates shall be conspicuously posted at each place of
business, maintained by such nursery grower or nursery dealer.
4. Each person doing a mail order business in nursery stock from an
address in this state is required to register as a nursery grower or
nursery dealer whether or not the nursery stock sold or offered for sale
is within the state.
5. It shall be unlawful to affix a reproduction or facsimile of a
nursery dealer's registration on plant materials which have not been
inspected by the commissioner.