Licencia: Nursery Stock Dealer Certificate

Minnesota Department of Agriculture Dairy and Food Inspection Division sitio externo

90 West Plato Boulevard

St. Paul, MN 55107

(651) 297-2200

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is responsible for the administration of the Nursery Law, the purpose of which is to prevent the introduction into and the dissemination within the state of harmful plant pests. To accomplish this, nursery stock produced for sale must be inspected annually and certified free of harmful plant pests. Stock originating outside Minnesota must be officially certified under all applicable quarantines at origin. Persons selling nursery stock in Minnesota must have a valid Minnesota nursery stock dealer or nursery stock grower certificate. They must also sell only certified nursery stock and provide documents to verify certification of stock offered for sale. <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong>Review <a href="https://www.mda.state.mn.us/plants-insects/nursery-certification-plant-regulation" style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Nursery Certification and Plant Regulation</a></strong></p> <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Persons selling nursery stock in Minnesota must have a valid Minnesota nursery stock dealer or nursery stock grower certificate. They must also sell only certified nursery stock and provide documents to verify certification of stock offered for sale.</p> <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong>Nursery Stock</strong></p> <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong>Nursery stock means a plant intended for planting or propagation and includes but not limited to:</strong></p> <ul xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <li>Trees</li> <li>Shrubs</li> <li>Vines</li> <li>Perennials</li> <li>Biannials</li> <li>Grafts</li> <li>Cuttings</li> <li>Buds</li> </ul> <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong>Nursery Stock Does Not Include:</strong></p> <ul xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <li>Field and Forage Crops;</li> <li>Seeds of Grasses, cereal grains, vegetable crops, and flowers;</li> <li>Vegetable plants, bulbs, or tubers;</li> <li>Cut flowers, unless stems or other portions are intended for propagation;</li> <li>Annuals</li> <li>Christmas trees;</li> <li>Sod is also not nursery stock but may be inspected for export as needed.</li> </ul> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong>Choosing Your Certificate <br /> <br /></strong></div> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="https://www.mda.state.mn.us/plants-insects/nursery-certification-plant-regulation#collapse-accordion-4446-1">Apply for a Nursery Stock Dealer Certificate if:</a></div> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> </div> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="https://www.mda.state.mn.us/plants-insects/nursery-certification-plant-regulation#collapse-accordion-4446-2">Apply for a Nursery Stock Grower Certificate if:</a></div> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> </div> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="https://www.mda.state.mn.us/plants-insects/nursery-certification-plant-regulation#collapse-accordion-4446-3">You Do Not Need to Apply for Either Certificate if:</a></div> None