- The general assembly hereby finds and determines that nursery stock can harbor plant pests and diseases and operate as a disease vector. Unregulated production and shipping of nursery stock presents an unacceptable risk to the state’s agricultural, forestry, and horticultural interests and to the state’s general environmental quality.
- Therefore, the general assembly hereby declares that it is necessary to ensure that nurseries produce healthy plants and that nursery stock shipped to other nurseries, brokers, or out-of-state customers meets the national nursery stock cleanliness standard.
Source: L. 2018: Entire section added, (HB 18-1246), ch. 105, p. 790, § 1, effective August 8.