Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Subtitle 6 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Chapter 73 - PLANT AND NON-DOMESTIC ANIMAL QUARANTINE PLANT EXPORT RULES
Section 4-73-7 - Nursery certification
Current through February, 2024
(a) In lieu of certification of plants at the inspection office, the department may authorize a commercial plant nursery to self certify plants grown under specific conditions set forth in a memorandum of agreement executed by the nursery-operator and the department.
(b) Compliance to the conditions in the memorandum of agreement shall be determined by certification inspections conducted by the department. Certification inspections shall be conducted prior to initial nursery certification and at intervals of six months thereafter. Other additional certification inspection may be conducted between the six-month interval.
(c) An official certification stamp shall be issued to each certified nursery with a distinctive identifying number. The cost of the stamp shall be borne by the nursery but the stamp shall remain under control of the department. The stamp shall be surrendered to the department upon termination, suspension, or revocation of a nursery certification.
(d) Unless otherwise terminated, suspended, or revoked, a nursery certification shall be valid for six months and may be renewed as determined by certification inspection.
(e) A nursery certification may be permanently or temporarily terminated upon written request and upon surrender of the certification stamp to the department.
(f) A nursery certification may be suspended under the following conditions:
Provided that the suspension shall be in effect until the deficiencies are corrected and verified by inspection.
(g) A nursery certification may be revoked under the following conditions: