N.J. Admin. Code § 2:71-7.4

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 2:71-7.4 - Plant material and nursery stock

(a) Pursuant to the authority of N.J.A.C. 1:30-2.2, the Department hereby adopts and incorporates by reference, the American National Standards Institute, "American Standard for Nursery Stock," ANSI Z60.1-1996 as the standard for the nursery stock. All nursery stock shall meet or exceed the nursery stock and plant standards set forth the American Nursery and Landscape Association ANSI Z60.1-1996.

1. Copies may be obtained by contacting the American Nursery and Landscape Association, 1250 I Street, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005.

2. A copy is on file in the Director's office--Division of Plant Industry, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, PO Box 330, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0330.

(b) All nursery stock, plant material, and ornamental annual plant material marketed under this program shall be maintained free of injurious insects and plant diseases. Pursuant to the authority of N.J.A.C. 1:30-2.2, the Department hereby adopts and incorporates by reference, as amended and supplemented, the Rutgers Cooperative Extension publications "Pest Control Recommendations for Shade Tree and Commercial Nursery Crops" (E036T), "Pest Control Recommendations for Commercial Flower Growers" (E038), and Insect Control Recommendations for Shade Trees and Commercial Nursery Crops, 2011" (E334) for use as guides by New Jersey plant and nursery stock producers to ensure freedom from injurious plant pests and diseases.

1. Copies of the publications in this subsection are available free of charge on the Rutgers Cooperative Extension website at http://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs.

2. Copies of the publications in this subsection are on file in the Director's office--Division of Plant Industry, New Jersey Department of Agriculture, PO Box 330, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0330.

(c) All nurseries and plant producers shall be certified by the Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry in accordance with N.J.A.C. 2:16 and 2:18-1.1 through 1.6.

N.J. Admin. Code § 2:71-7.4

Amended by R.2013 d.040, effective 2/19/2013.
See: 44 N.J.R. 2417(a), 45 N.J.R. 329(b).
Rewrote (b); and deleted (d).