(a) All nursery stock must be kept and displayed under conditions of temperature, light, and moisture sufficient to maintain the viability and vigor of the nursery stock.
(b) Packaged dormant nursery stock must be stored under conditions that retard growth, prevent etiolated growth, and protect its viability.
(c) Balled and burlapped nursery stock being held for sale to the public must be kept in a moisture-holding material approved by the commissioner and not toxic to plants. The moisture-holding material must adequately cover and protect the ball of earth and must be kept moist at all times. The commissioner may approve alternative nursery stock management practices to maintain the viability of balled and burlapped stock.
2003 c 128 art 5 s 9; 2009 c 94 art 1 s 76; 2012 c 244 art 1 s 13; 2019 c 38 s 7
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture
Section 18H.03 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner.
Section 18H.04 — Adoption Of Rules.
Section 18H.05 — Nursery Certificate Requirements.
Section 18H.06 — Exempt Nursery Sales.
Section 18H.07 — Fee Schedule.
Section 18H.08 — Small Lot Inspections; Virus Disease-free Certification; Other Services.
Section 18H.09 — Nursery Stock Certification Requirements.
Section 18H.10 — Storage Of Nursery Stock.
Section 18H.11 — Nursery Stock Standards.
Section 18H.12 — Damaged, Diseased, Infested, Or Misrepresented Stock.
Section 18H.13 — Shipment Of Nursery Stock Into Minnesota.
Section 18H.14 — Labeling And Advertising Of Nursery Stock.
Section 18H.16 — Political Subdivision Ordinances.