§ 4024. Nursery license
(a) No person shall operate as a nursery grower or nursery dealer in the State without first obtaining a nursery license from the Secretary. A nursery grower or nursery dealer shall apply annually for a nursery license on a form provided by the Secretary. The Secretary shall establish by rule the conditions for the issuance, suspension, or revocation of a nursery license, and may place any restrictions or requirements upon the license which he or she deems necessary.
(b) A nursery dealer licensed under this section shall pay the following fee for a license:
(1) $60.00, if the nursery owns or controls:
(A) a nursery of one-half acre or more;
(B) greenhouse space of 25,000 square feet or more; or
(C) retail space of 25,000 square feet or more.
(2) $30.00 for all other nursery dealers.
(c) Any person soliciting orders for, offering for sale, or distributing nursery stock shall have in his or her possession a copy of the nursery license required under subsection (a) of this section, which he or she shall show upon demand to prospective buyers or the Secretary.
(d) A person selling $1,000.00 or less of nursery stock in a year shall be exempt from the requirement to obtain a license under this section. (Added 1985, No. 57, § 1; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2009, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2015, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 20.)