No person shall sell, offer for sale, barter, expose, move, transport, deliver, ship, or offer for shipment into or within this State any plant pest or biological control agent in any living stage without first obtaining a federal permit, where applicable, and a State permit from the Secretary. A State permit may only be issued after it has been determined by the Secretary that the plant pests or biological control agents are not injurious, are generally present already, or are for scientific purposes subject to specified safeguards. (Added 1995, No. 68 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)