License, Certificate, And Packing Requirements

(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.