Section 18H.09 — Nursery Stock Certification Requirements.
18H.09 NURSERY STOCK CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) All nursery stock growing at sites identified by nursery stock dealers or nursery stock growers and submitted for inspection must be inspected by the commissioner within the previous 12 months prior to sale and found apparently free from quarantine and regulated nonquarantine pests as well as significantly dangerous or […]
Section 18H.10 — Storage Of Nursery Stock.
18H.10 STORAGE OF NURSERY STOCK. (a) All nursery stock must be kept and displayed under conditions of temperature, light, and moisture sufficient to maintain the viability and vigor of the nursery stock. (b) Packaged dormant nursery stock must be stored under conditions that retard growth, prevent etiolated growth, and protect its viability. (c) Balled and […]
Section 18H.11 — Nursery Stock Standards.
18H.11 NURSERY STOCK STANDARDS. The American Standard for Nursery Stock, ANSI Z60.1, published by the Nursery and Landscape Association, must be used by the commissioner in determining standards and grades of nursery stock when not in conflict with this chapter. History: 2003 c 128 art 5 s 10
Section 18H.12 — Damaged, Diseased, Infested, Or Misrepresented Stock.
18H.12 DAMAGED, DISEASED, INFESTED, OR MISREPRESENTED STOCK. (a) No person may knowingly offer to distribute, advertise, or display nursery stock that is infested or infected with quarantine or regulated nonquarantine pests or significant dangerous or potentially damaging plant pests, including noxious weeds or nursery stock that is in a dying condition, desiccated, frozen or damaged […]
Section 18H.13 — Shipment Of Nursery Stock Into Minnesota.
18H.13 SHIPMENT OF NURSERY STOCK INTO MINNESOTA. Subdivision 1. Identification of origin. Proof of valid nursery certification and origin of all nursery stock must accompany the shipment. It is the shared responsibility of both the consignee and consignor to examine all shipments for the presence of current and applicable nursery stock certifications for all plant […]
Section 18H.14 — Labeling And Advertising Of Nursery Stock.
18H.14 LABELING AND ADVERTISING OF NURSERY STOCK. (a) Plants, plant materials, or nursery stock must not be labeled or advertised with false or misleading information including, but not limited to, scientific name, variety, place of origin, hardiness zone as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture, and growth habit. (b) All nonhardy nursery stock […]
Section 18H.15 — Violations.
18H.15 VIOLATIONS. (a) A person who offers to distribute nursery stock that is uncertified, uninspected, or falsely labeled or advertised possesses an illegal regulated commodity that is considered infested or infected with harmful plant pests and subject to regulatory action and control. If the commissioner determines that the provisions of this section have been violated, […]
Section 18H.16 — Political Subdivision Ordinances.
18H.16 POLITICAL SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES. A political subdivision must not enact an ordinance or resolution that conflicts with this chapter. History: 2003 c 128 art 5 s 15
Section 18H.17 — Nursery And Phytosanitary Account.
18H.17 NURSERY AND PHYTOSANITARY ACCOUNT. A nursery and phytosanitary account is established in the state treasury. The fees and penalties collected under this chapter and interest attributable to money in the account must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the nursery and phytosanitary account in the agricultural fund. Money in the account, […]
Section 18H.18 — Conservation Of Certain Wildflowers.
18H.18 CONSERVATION OF CERTAIN WILDFLOWERS. Subdivision 1. Restrictions on collecting. No person shall distribute any species of orchids (Orchidaceae), any gentian (Gentiana), arbutus (Epigaea repens), lilies (Lilium species), coneflowers (Echinacea species), bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), mayapple (Podophyllum peltatutum), any species of trillium (Trillium species), or lotus (Nelumbo lutea), which have been collected in any manner from […]