Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0080 - Department of Agriculture
Subtitle 0080-06 - Plant Certification
Chapter 0080-06-01 - Plant Sales and Distribution
Section 0080-06-01-.03 - LICENSE, CERTIFICATE, AND PACKING REQUIREMENTS
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0080-06-01-.03
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) A person shall not sell, offer for sale, or transport a plant in commerce unless the plant or its shipment is accompanied by a copy of a valid license or certificate from a duly authorized federal or state regulatory official, affirming the plant is apparently free of pests, pest plants, and disease.
(2) No nursery stock or annual plant shall be transported with a wild plant in the same package or lot unless the wild plant is individually packaged or segregated.
(3) Certificates and Licenses.
(a) Unless otherwise stated, all licenses
issued under this chapter shall serve as certification that plants and plant
parts sold or held by the licensee are apparently free of pests, pest plants,
and disease.
(b) Certificates or
licenses issued for wild plants shall be separate and distinct from
certificates or licenses issued for nursery stock or annual plants.
(c) Each use of a certificate or license
after its expiration shall constitute a separate violation of this
chapter.
(d) Each use of a
certificate or license that is falsified in any manner or that is used in any
manner to falsify the contents of a shipment or lot of plants shall constitute
a separate violation of this chapter.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-203, 43-6-104, and 43-6-106.
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