2003 Minnesota Statutes

     18H.06 Exempt nursery sales. 

    Subdivision 1.    Not-for-profit sales.  An organization 
 or individual may offer for sale certified nursery stock and be 
 exempt from the requirement to obtain a nursery stock dealer 
 certificate if sales are conducted by a nonprofit charitable, 
 educational, or religious organization that: 

    (1) conducts sales or distributions of certified nursery 
 stock on 14 or fewer days in a calendar year; and 

    (2) uses the proceeds from its certified nursery stock 
 sales or distribution for charitable, educational, or religious 
 purposes. 

    Subd. 2.    Nursery hobbyist sales.  (a) An organization 
 or individual may offer nursery stock for sale and be exempt 
 from the requirement to obtain a nursery stock dealer 
 certificate if: 

    (1) the gross sales of all nursery stock in a calendar year 
 do not exceed $2,000; 

    (2) all nursery stock sold or distributed by the hobbyist 
 is intended for planting in Minnesota; and 

    (3) all nursery stock purchased or procured for resale or 
 distribution was grown in Minnesota and has been certified by 
 the commissioner. 

    (b) The commissioner may prescribe the conditions of the 
 exempt nursery sales under this subdivision and may conduct 
 routine inspections of the nursery stock offered for sale. 

    HIST: 2003 c 128 art 5 s 5