N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 163-A – Application
§ 163-a. Application. Any nursery grower or nursery dealer, except those nursery dealers selling, transporting, or handling for sale or otherwise disposing of nursery stock, exclusively consisting of indoor plants, at a retail level, desiring to sell, or selling, or handling for sale, or otherwise disposing of nursery stock in this state shall make application in writing to the commissioner upon a form prescribed by the commissioner. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars for a registration effective for two years from the date of issuance. The commissioner may exempt from the payment of such fees agencies or authorities of the state; county, city, town, or village governments; or other entities providing benefit to the general public, including but not limited to, botanical gardens.
Terms Used In N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 163-A
- nursery: means the grounds and premises, private or public, on or in which nursery stock is propagated, grown or cultivated for the purpose of distribution or selling the same as a business and shall include grounds or premises owned, leased or managed by the state or any agency of the state government, and the owner or operator of such business shall be a "nursery grower"; provided, however, that the term "nursery grower" shall not include persons engaged in the part-time production of plant products not sold in the regular channels of business. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 161