Vermont Statutes Title 6 Sec. 4024
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 6 Sec. 4024
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Nursery: means all lands, premises, and buildings on or in which nursery stock is grown, transported, or offered for sale. See
- Nursery dealer: means any person who is in the business of selling, installing, or distributing nursery stock for commercial gain. See
- Nursery grower: means any person engaged in growing, propagating, or production of nursery stock for commercial gain. See
- Nursery license: means the license issued to nursery dealers or nursery growers under section 4024 of this title. See
- Nursery stock: means all woody or herbaceous shrubs, trees, plants, and vines, including bulbs and rhizomes as well as buds, grafts, scions, and other parts capable of propagation whether wild, cultivated, or grown under artificial covering. See
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets or his or her designee. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 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 that the Secretary 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; or
(2) $30.00 for all other nursery dealers.
(c) Any person soliciting orders for, offering for sale, or distributing nursery stock shall have in the person’s possession a copy of the nursery license required under subsection (a) of this section, which the person 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; 2023, No. 73, § 19, eff. July 1, 2023.)