1997 Minnesota Statutes

     18.55 Reciprocity with other states. 

    Subdivision 1.    Out-of-state nursery stock grower, 
 dealer, or agent.  A nursery stock grower, dealer, or agent 
 from another state which issues certificates to nursery stock 
 growers, dealers, or agents of Minnesota on the same or similar 
 basis as to nursery stock growers, dealers, or agents of such 
 state may operate in Minnesota upon complying with the plant 
 pest act without procuring a Minnesota certificate.  Any person 
 from another state shipping nursery stock into Minnesota shall 
 be accorded treatment similar to that which is required of 
 Minnesota nursery stock growers, dealers, or agents who ship or 
 sell nursery stock in such state.  No reciprocity shall be 
 extended under this section until the commissioner has first 
 determined which states issue certificates to nursery stock 
 growers, dealers, or agents of Minnesota on the same or similar 
 basis as to nursery stock growers, dealers, or agents of such 
 states.  

    Subd. 2.    Filing out-of-state certificates of 
 inspection.  Each out-of-state nursery stock grower or dealer 
 whose nursery stock is sold, offered for sale, or distributed 
 within this state shall file a certified current copy of an 
 out-of-state certificate in the office of the commissioner.  The 
 commissioner may accept, in lieu of such individual 
 certificates, a certified list of current certified nursery 
 stock growers or dealers from the regulatory agency having 
 jurisdiction in the state of origin, and may distribute such 
 lists to persons in the state of Minnesota requesting them.  The 
 commissioner also may supply certified lists of certified 
 Minnesota nursery stock growers and dealers offering nursery 
 stock for sale in Minnesota and other states on request of any 
 person.  If any certified nursery stock grower or dealer has 
 violated any provisions of the plant pest act, the filed 
 certificate will be voided or the person's name will be stricken 
 from the appropriate certified list.  

    HIST: 1959 c 35 s 12; 1975 c 180 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 254 
 art 3 s 10