02 NCAC 48A .1209          COLLECTED PLANT CERTIFICATE

Persons who dig or gather collected plants shall be required to possess a collected plant certificate.  To obtain such a certificate, the collector must submit to the Plant Industry Division an application which states where collected plants are to be obtained.  Upon approval of this application and payment of an annual fee of one dollar ($1.00), a collected plant certificate will be issued.  This certificate expires September 30 of each year, but may be revoked sooner for cause.  A record of plant collections and sales shall be maintained and shall be made available to any inspector of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture upon request.  Nurserymen who also collect plants shall be required to have a collected plant certificate in addition to a nursery certificate.  This requirement is waived for digging or collection of plants from the National Forest Land on Roan Mountain, Mitchell County, North Carolina.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106‑65.45; 106‑65.46; 106‑284.18; 106‑420;

Eff. January 1, 1985.