E Relating to agriculture; recodifying and clarifying plant pest, + pest control and seed lawsARTICLE 1 � PLANT PROTECTION AND EXPORT CERTIFICATIONAuthorizing the commissioner of agriculture to abate, suppress, +eradicate, prevent or otherwise regulate the introduction or establishment of +plant pests threatening agricultural, forestry, or horticultural interests or the+ general ecological quality of the state; defining certain terms; specifying +certain powers and duties of the commissioner, authorizing the adoption of +rules; providing for the eradication, control and abatement of public +nuisances, for issuance by the commissioner of control orders to prevent the +introduction or spread of harmful or dangerous plant pests; authorizing the +commissioner to mark infested or infected areas, materials or articles upon the +discovery of plant pests; providing for commissioner establishment of quarantine restrictions, specifying certain notice options and requirements and +providing for description of regulated areas and for the movement of regulated +articles, specifying certain proof of origin requirements for movement into the+ state; authorizing and providing for commissioner creation of a tree care +and trimming services registry for certain notice and communication purposes +relating to introduction of serious exotic forest pests into noninfested areas; +regulating the shipment of plant pests and biological control agents into the +state; requiring and providing for the commissioner to establish an export certification program to ensure continued access to foreign and +domestic markets, establishing a plant protection account for program funding +purposes, authorizing cooperative agreements with federal and state agencies +for administration of the program, providing for the issuance of +phytosanitary and export certificates, fees and inspections; requiring the commissioner+ to establish a program to prevent the introduction and spread of harmful+ plant pest and terrestrial invasive species, requiring preparation and +maintenance of an invasive species management plan and annual reports to the +legislature; providing for local pest control programs, for mosquito abatement +through establishment of mosquito abatement boards, authorizing property tax +levies and the issuance of certificates of indebtedness, specifying certain +duties of the commissioners of agriculture and natural resources (DNR) and +authorizing cooperation between local government units; providing for shade tree +pest and disease control, authorizing commissioner of agriculture rules and establishment of experimental programs for sanitation or treatment of+ shade tree diseases and requiring operation of a diagnostic laboratory for +culturing purposes, providing for removal of diseased or infested trees and for+ grants to local government units for funding purposes ARTICLE 2 � NURSERY LAWEstablishing a state policy relating to the preservation and +protection of the plant industry; specifying certain powers and duties of the +commissioner of agriculture relating to the regulation and control of the sale and +distribution of nursery stock, authorizing rules; specifying certain nursery +certificate requirements; regulating certain fees; requiring and providing for +certain inspections; regulating the storage and shipment of nursery stock +into the state; specifying certain labeling and advertising restrictions; +providing for commissioner enforcement of the regulations; prohibiting conflicting +local regulations; providing for the conservation of certain wildflowers ARTICLE 3 � SEED LAWDefining or redefining certain terms under the Minnesota seed law; +providing for the regulation of wildflower seeds; modifying and expanding +certain labeling requirements; eliminating certain declaration requirements +from recordkeeping requirements; modifying and expanding certain unlawful +acts; eliminating certain penalties; establishing certain permit categories+ and removing the exemption from seed fee permit requirements for certain +low volume sellers; establishing permit fees and requiring the commissioner in consultation with the agricultural experiment station to develop a +standardized testing method for labelers for relative maturity determination of +hybrid seed corn, providing for the discontinuation of registration and testing +upon development of the standardized method, sunset provision; temporarily+ modifying certain hybrid seed field corn variety registration requirements, +requiring the commissioner in consultation with the Minnesota agricultural +experiment station to develop a standardized testing method for labelers to determine +relative maturity for the hybrid seed corn sold in the state; repealing +certain powers and duties of the commissioner of agriculture ARTICLE 4 � INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENTRequiring and providing for the commissioner of agriculture to +administer and enforce certain inspection and enforcement requirements; imposing +civil liability for certain violations; providing for commissioner +inspections, sampling and analysis, granting the commissioner certain property +entry rights; authorizing and providing for inspection requests by persons +suspecting certain violations, imposing inspection costs liability on violators; +providing for enforcement of certain regulations by the commissioner and county +attorneys and sheriffs; prohibiting false statements or records; authorizing and +providing for certain administrative remedies and providing for appeal of +commissioner orders; requiring the crediting of penalties, fees and cost +reimbursements to the appropriate plant protection, nursery or seed account; imposing +civil or criminal penalties for certain violations ARTICLE 5 � MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES Repealing certain existing provisions regulating plant pests and +shade tree disease (ra, ja)