N.J. Admin. Code § 2:19-2.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 2:19-2.4 - Shipments of rose plants must carry certification of visual freedom from virus diseases

(a) All shipments of rose plants entering the State of New Jersey must be accompanied by an official certificate or statement issued by the proper state official in the state of origin, certifying that the plants were inspected during the growing season at a time when symptoms would be apparent and found visibly free of plant viruses. For the purposes of this section, the term "shipments of rose plants" includes any conveyance (including mail order) of dormant, packaged, preplanted or "in-leaf" rose plants.

(b) Anyone offering rose plants for sale in New Jersey must have on file in their establishment, and available for public inspection upon request, a copy of the official certificate or statement issued by the proper state official in the state of origin for each shipment of plants, certifying that the plants were inspected during the growing season at a time when symptoms would be apparent and found visibly free of plant viruses.

(c) The New Jersey Department of Agriculture may, in accordance with the appropriate statuses, order the destruction of or return to the point of origin any rose plants received in the State of New Jersey without such a certificate, or expressing symptoms of virus diseases whether or not accompanied by such certificate

N.J. Admin. Code § 2:19-2.4