Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
Nursery Stock shipment to and from Nursery Growers and Nursery
Dealers in South Carolina must adhere to all requirements of this section.
Nursery Certificate Tags, whether self-printed by the Nursery or pre-printed by
the Department, must meet Department standards for issuance and use. Nurseries
must have a current Nursery Grower Certificate or Nursery Dealer Certificate
and meet the requirements of these regulations and all other applicable state
and federal regulations and laws, as determined by the Department, before
applying for Nursery Certificate Tags.
A. Nursery Certificate Tags Request
Nursery Grower and Nursery Dealer shipments of Nursery Stock
must have attached a Nursery Certificate Tag. Requests for Nursery Certificate
Tags must be made to the Department.
B. Nursery Certificate Tags Usage
A current Nursery Certificate Tag approved by the Department
must accompany appropriate shipments of Nursery Stock. The usage of Nursery
Certificate Tags for the shipment of Nursery Stock not meeting the requirements
of this section is in violation of this section.
C. Nursery Certificate Tags Acquisition and
Cost
Successful completion of the Certification Process and payment
of applicable fees is required prior to any Nursery Certificate Tag issuance
and/or use. The Department provides two options for obtaining Nursery
Certificate Tags:
1.
Department-printing on a cost-reimbursement basis can be requested by the
Nurseryman. Upon request, Nursery Certificate Tags will be printed by the
Department and shipped to the Nurseryman. A price list may be obtained from the
Department upon request.
2.
Self-printing of Nursery Certificate Tags may be approved upon written request
to the Department and all costs associated with will be at the expense of the
Nursery Grower or Nursery Dealer. Prior to approval of self-printing,
Department requirements regarding language and symbol use, and size of tags
used must be met.
D. Out
of State Nursery Growers and Nursery Dealers
1. Nursery Growers and Nursery Dealers with
all locations occurring outside of South Carolina shall not be required to
attach a Department-issued Nursery Certificate Tag to shipments coming into
this State, nor to file duplicate invoices of such shipment (except
Prunus spp. - see below) nor to pay a Registration fee, provided
like privileges are accorded South Carolina nurserymen when making shipments
into other states.
2. Each vehicle,
package, box, bundle or container of nursery stock originating outside of South
Carolina and being moved into South Carolina for customer delivery or for
resale must have attached to it a valid Nursery Certificate Tag from the state
or country of origin stating in effect that the nursery stock being moved has
been inspected and certified by an authorized official as apparently free of
Plant Pests. Any shipment of nursery stock entering South Carolina not
accompanied by such a Nursery Certificate Tag shall be declared a public
nuisance and may be returned to the shipper, treated, destroyed or otherwise
disposed of by the Department. Any plants moving from outside of South
Carolina, whether or not accompanied by a Nursery Certificate Tag, found
infested with Plant Pests shall be declared a public nuisance and may be
returned to the shipper, treated, destroyed or otherwise disposed of to the
satisfaction of the Department.
3.
Nurseries growing peach, nectarine, or other
Prunus spp. Nursery
Stock for shipment to commercial growers in South Carolina must, in addition to
being certified apparently free of insects and diseases in their state or
country of origin, also file or mail an invoice to the Department at the time
of shipment showing the following information:
(1) name and address of shipper,
(2) producer of stock, if different from
shipper,
(3) date of shipment,
(4) name and address of purchaser,
and
(5) name and address of
receiver, if different from purchaser.
