New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Agr - Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food
Chapter Agr 2500 - NURSERY AND NURSERY STOCK
Part Agr 2501 - NEW HAMPSHIRE ADMINISTRATIVE NURSERY REQUIREMENTS
Section Agr 2501.06 - Nursery Stock Certification for Export
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) Licensed plant dealers may ship nursery stock to other nurseries, brokers, and out-of-state customers only if the nursery stock is free from pests under quarantine or declared a public nuisance, and has all non-quarantine plant pests under effective control.
(b) A plant dealer may enter into a compliance agreement with the department to ship plants using a systems approach, based on best management practices addressing critical control points in the nursery production cycle. Compliance with the terms of the compliance agreement shall be verified by inspectors with the department through audits.
(c) Any nurseryman, plant dealer, landscaper, or person within the state of New Hampshire may apply for a federal or state phytosanitary certificate for plants and plant parts, in order to meet the plant health import requirements of other states and nations.
(d) The
application for a federal or state phytosanitary certificate shall be made
through the official federal phytosanitary certificate issuance and tracking
system. The applicant may create an account with this system and access the
application form(s) on-line at
(e) The federal phytosanitary certificate issuance and tracking system is a complete cost-recovery system. The fees for such a certificate shall be as follows:
(f) There are no fees associated with issuing state phytosanitary certificates using the federal phytosanitary certificate issuance and tracking system.
(g) The application for federal or state phytosanitary certification shall be submitted no less than one week prior to the requested inspection date.
(h) Fees shall be collected at the time that the certificate is issued.
(i) Payment shall be made by credit card through the official federal phytosanitary certificate issuance and tracking system.
#5359, eff 3-17-92; ss by #6708, eff 3-4-98, EXPIRED: 3-4-06
New. #9323, eff 11-21-08