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NC Gen Stat § 106-189 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 17 - Marketing and Branding Farm Products.|§ 106-189 - Sale and receptacles of standardized products must conform to requirements.

 106-189. Sale and receptacles of standardized products must conform to requirements.Whenever any standard for the grade or other classification of any farm product becomes effective under this Article no person thereafter shall pack for sale, offer to sell, or sell within this State any such farm product to which such standard is applicable, unless it conforms to the standard, subject to such reasonable variations therefrom as may be allowed in the rules and regulations made under this Article: Provided, that any farm product may be packed for sale, offered for sale, or sold, without conforming to the standard for grade or other classification applicable thereto, if it is especially described as not graded or plainly marked as "Not graded." This proviso shall not apply to peaches. (It is the intent and purpose of this exemption to exempt peaches from the requirements of Article 17 of Chapter 106 that ungraded peaches, when sold or offered for sale, shall be marked "ungraded," "field run," "not graded," "grade not determined" or "unclassified," or words of similar import.) The Board of Agriculture, or the Commissioner of Agriculture, and their authorized agents, are authorized to issue "stop-sale" orders which shall prohibit further sale of the products if they have reason to believe such products are being offered, or exposed, for sale in violation of any of the provisions of this Article until the law has been complied with or said violations otherwise legally disposed of.Whenever any standard for an open or closed receptacle for a farm product shall be made effective under this Article no person shall pack for sale in and deliver in a receptacle, or sell in and deliver in a receptacle, any such farm product to which such standard is applicable, unless the receptacle conforms to the standard, subject to such variations therefrom as may be allowed in the rules and regulations made under this Article, or unless the receptacle be of a capacity twenty-five percent (25%) less than the capacity of the minimum standard receptacle for the product: Provided, that any receptacle for such farm product of a capacity within twenty-five percent (25%) of, or larger than, the minimum standard receptacle for the product may be used if it be specifically described as not a standard size, or be conspicuously marked with the phrase, "Not standard size," in addition to any other marking which may be prescribed for such receptacles under authority given by this Article.Whenever any requirement for marking a receptacle for a farm product shall have been made effective under this Article no person shall sell and deliver in this State any such farm product in a receptacle to which such requirement is applicable unless the receptacle be marked according to such requirements. (1919, c. 325, s. 5; C.S., s. 4785; 1943, c. 483; 1969, c. 849.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-189.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 17 - Marketing and Branding Farm Products.|§ 106-189.2 - Sale of immature apples.

 106-189.2. Sale of immature apples.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of Agriculture shall adopt requirements for apple grade standards. The apple grade standards shall include the requirements for maturity of the United States standards for grades of apples and may employ the use of the refractometer to determine the sugar content and maturity of apples and the pressure test to determine the maturity of apples. All apples sold, offered for sale, or shipped into this State shall meet these requirements.(b) Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and shall be punished only by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00). Each day on which apples are sold or offered for sale in violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a separate violation. (1973, c. 973; 1985, c. 585; 1993, c. 539, s. 746; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-190 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 17 - Marketing and Branding Farm Products.|§ 106-190 - Inspectors or graders authorized; revocation of license.

 106-190. Inspectors or graders authorized; revocation of license.The Board is authorized to employ, license, or designate persons to inspect and classify farm products and to certify as to the grade or other classification thereof, in accordance with the standards made effective under this Article, and shall fix, assess and collect, or cause to be collected, fees for such services. Whenever, after opportunity for a hearing is afforded to any person employed, licensed, or designated under this section, it is determined that such person has failed to classify farm products correctly in accordance with the standards established therefor under this Article, or has violated any provision of this Article, or of the rules and regulations made hereunder, the Board may suspend or revoke the employment, license, or designation of such person. Pending investigation the person in charge of this work may suspend or revoke any such appointment, license, or designation temporarily without hearing. (1919, c. 325, s. 6; C.S., s. 4786.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-190.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 17 - Marketing and Branding Farm Products.|§ 106-190.1 - Aggregate State service credit for graders.

 106-190.1. Aggregate State service credit for graders.All fruit, vegetable, grain, poultry, egg and egg products graders employed by the Board in positions in fact permanent and full-time, but who were inadvertently or incorrectly classified as temporary until January 1, 1974, shall be given aggregate State service credit for the period of employment before January 1, 1974. This credit shall be given only to persons employed on a full-time, year-round basis during which time they were classified as temporary. Credit shall be given for purposes of determining the amount of leave earned by the employee, eligibility for and amount of longevity pay, and any other determinations for which the length of State service is relevant. Employees given retroactive aggregate State service credit under this section shall receive retroactive longevity pay, to the extent for which they would have been eligible for longevity pay if they had been correctly classified from the date of their initial employment, for all service beginning January 1, 1974, until August 1, 1977, with any longevity pay actually paid to be subtracted therefrom. (1977, c. 1038, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-191 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 17 - Marketing and Branding Farm Products.|§ 106-191 - Appeal from classification.

 106-191. Appeal from classification.The owner or person in possession of any farm product classified in accordance with the provisions of this Article may appeal from such classification under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed. (1919, c. 325, s. 7; C.S., s. 4787.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-192 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 17 - Marketing and Branding Farm Products.|§ 106-192 - Certificate of grade prima facie evidence.

 106-192. Certificate of grade prima facie evidence.A certificate of the grade or other classification of any farm product issued under this Article shall be accepted in any court of this State as prima facie evidence of the true grade or other classification of such farm product at the time of its classification. (1919, c. 325, s. 8; C.S., s. 4788.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-193 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 17 - Marketing and Branding Farm Products.|§ 106-193 - Unwholesome products not classified; health officer notified.

 106-193. Unwholesome products not classified; health officer notified.Any person employed, licensed, or designated shall neither classify nor certify as to the grade or other classification of any farm product which, in his judgment, is unwholesome or unfit for food of man or other animal. If, in the performance of his official duties, he discovers any farm product which is unwholesome or unfit for food of man or for other animal for which it is intended, he shall promptly report the fact to a health officer of the State or of any county or municipality thereof. (1919, c. 325, s. 9; C.S., s. 4789.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-194 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 17 - Marketing and Branding Farm Products.|§ 106-194 - Inspection and sampling of farm products authorized.

 106-194. Inspection and sampling of farm products authorized.Agents and employees are authorized from time to time to ascertain the amount of any farm products in this State, to inspect the same in the possession of any person engaged in the business of marketing them in this State, and to take samples of such products. In carrying out these purposes agents and employees are authorized to enter on any business day, during the usual hours of business, any storehouse, warehouse, cold storage plant, packing house, stockyard, railroad yard, railroad car, or any other building or place where farm products are kept or stored by any person engaged in the business of marketing farm products. (1919, c. 325, ss. 10, 11; C.S., s. 4790.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-194.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 17 - Marketing and Branding Farm Products.|§ 106-194.1 - Farm Product Inspection Account.

 106-194.1. Farm Product Inspection Account.The Farm Product Inspection Account is established as a nonreverting account within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Interest and other investment income earned by the Account shall be credited to it.Fees collected under this Article shall be credited to the Account and applied to the costs of administering this Article. Fees credited to the Account from grading and inspection services provided under a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture are subject to any restrictions on use set out in the cooperative agreement. (1993, c. 223, s. 2; 1997-261, s. 109.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-195 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 17 - Marketing and Branding Farm Products.|§ 106-195 - Rules and regulations; how prescribed.

 106-195. Rules and regulations; how prescribed.The Board of Agriculture is authorized to make and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Article. Such rules and regulations shall be made to conform as nearly as practicable to the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, prescribed under any act of Congress of the United States relating to the marketing of farm products. (1919, c. 325, s. 12; C.S., s. 4791.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-196 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 17 - Marketing and Branding Farm Products.|§ 106-196 - Violation of Article or regulations a misdemeanor.

 106-196. Violation of Article or regulations a misdemeanor.Any person who violates any provision of this Article, or of the rules and regulations made under the Article for carrying out its provisions, or fails or refuses to comply with any requirement thereof, or who wilfully interferes with agents or employees in the execution, or on account of the execution, of his or their duties, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1919, c. 325, ss. 13, 14; C.S., s. 4792; 1993, c. 539, s. 747; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-202.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 19A - Records of Sales of Farm Products.|§ 106-202.6 - Dated sales confirmation slips; inapplicable to consumers.

 106-202.6. Dated sales confirmation slips; inapplicable to consumers.(a) In every sales transaction of farm or horticultural crops, or animal products, the buyer, broker, or authorized agent shall give to the seller a sales confirmation slip bearing the date of the sales transaction.(b) This section shall not apply if the buyer is a natural person and/or the farm or horticultural crops, or animal products are purchased primarily for a personal, family, or household purpose. (1979, c. 363.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-202.12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 19B - Plant Protection and Conservation Act.|§ 106-202.12 - Definitions.

 106-202.12. Definitions.As used in this Article, unless the context requires otherwise:(1) "Board" means the North Carolina Plant Conservation Board as provided in this Article.(2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture.(3) "Conserve" and "conservation" mean to use, and the use of, all methods and procedures for the purposes of increasing the number of individuals of resident species of plants up to adequate levels to assure their continuity in their ecosystems. These methods and procedures include all activities associated with scientific resource conservation such as research, census, law enforcement, habitat protection, acquisition and maintenance, propagation, and transplantation into unoccupied parts of historic range. With respect to endangered and threatened species, the terms mean to use, and the use of, methods and procedures to bring any endangered or threatened species to the point at which the measures provided for the species are no longer necessary.(4) "Endangered species" means any species or higher taxon of plant whose continued existence as a viable component of the State's flora is determined to be in jeopardy by the Board; also, any species of plant determined to be an "endangered species" pursuant to the Endangered Species Act.(5) "Endangered Species Act" means the Endangered Species Act of 1973, Public Law 93-205 (87 Stat. 884), as it may be subsequently amended.(6) "Exotic species" means a species or higher taxon of plant not native or naturalized in North Carolina but appearing in the Federal Endangered and Threatened Species List or in the appendices to the International Treaty on Endangered and Threatened Species.(7) "Plant" means any member of the plant kingdom, including seeds, roots and other parts or their propagules.(8) "Protected plant" means a species or higher taxon of plant adopted by the Board to protect, conserve, and/or enhance the plant species and includes those the Board has designated as endangered, threatened, or of special concern.(9) "Resident plant or resident species" means a native species or higher taxon of plant growing in North Carolina.(10) "Scientific committee" means the North Carolina Plant Conservation Scientific Committee.(11) "Special concern species" means any species of plant in North Carolina which requires monitoring but which may be collected and sold under regulations adopted under the provisions of this Article.(12) "Threatened species" means any resident species of plant which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range, or one that is designated as threatened by the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service. (1979, c. 964, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-202.13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 19B - Plant Protection and Conservation Act.|§ 106-202.13 - Declaration of policy.

 106-202.13. Declaration of policy.The General Assembly finds that the recreational needs of the people, the interests of science, and the economy of the State require that threatened and endangered species of plants and species of plants of special concern be protected and conserved, that their numbers should be enhanced and that propagative techniques be developed for them; however, nothing in this Article shall be construed to limit the rights of a property owner, without his consent, in the management of his lands for agriculture, forestry, development or any other lawful purpose. (1979, c. 964, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-202.14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 19B - Plant Protection and Conservation Act.|§ 106-202.14 - Creation of Board; membership; terms; chairman; quorum; board actions; compensation.

 106-202.14. Creation of Board; membership; terms; chairman; quorum; board actions; compensation.(a) The North Carolina Plant Conservation Board is created within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.(b) The Board shall consist of seven members who are residents of North Carolina, one of whom represents each of the following:(1) The North Carolina Botanical Garden of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;(2) The botanical, scientific community in North Carolina;(3) The North Carolina Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;(4) A North Carolina citizens conservation organization;(5) The commercial plant production industry in North Carolina;(6) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;(7) The North Carolina public at large.The Governor shall appoint the first four members enumerated above; the Commissioner shall appoint the remaining three members.  (c) Initial appointments to the Board shall be made by October 1, 1979. Of the terms of initial appointees, the representatives of the North Carolina Botanical Garden of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the commercial plant production industry in North Carolina, and a North Carolina citizens conservation organization shall serve two-year terms; all other members shall serve four-year terms. All subsequent terms shall be for four-year terms.(d) All members shall hold their offices until their successors are appointed and qualified. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Board prior to the expiration of the term shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term. The Commissioner may at any time remove any member from the Board for cause. Each appointment to fill a vacancy in the membership of the Board shall be of a person having the proper credentials for that vacancy and appointed by the proper appointing agency.(e) The Board shall select its chairman from its own membership to serve for a term of two years. The chairman shall have a full vote. Any vacancy occurring in the chairmanship shall be filled by the Board for the remainder of the term. The Board may select other officers as it deems necessary.(f) Any action of the Board shall require at least four concurring votes.(g) Members of the Board who are not State employees shall receive per diem, subsistence and travel allowances authorized by G.S. 138-5; members who are State employees shall receive the subsistence and travel allowances authorized by G.S. 138-6; and members who are also members of the General Assembly shall receive subsistence and travel allowances authorized by G.S. 120-3.1.  (1979, c. 964, s. 1; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(45); 1997-261, ss. 37, 38; 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2011-145, s. 13.25(qq); 2013-155, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-202.16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 19B - Plant Protection and Conservation Act.|§ 106-202.16 - Criteria and procedures for placing plants on protected plant lists.

 106-202.16. Criteria and procedures for placing plants on protected plant lists.(a) All native or resident plants which are on the current federal lists of endangered or threatened plants pursuant to the Endangered Species Act have the same status on the North Carolina Protected Plants lists.(b) The Board, the Scientific Committee, or any resident of North Carolina may propose to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that a plant be added to or removed from a protected plant list.(c) If the Board, with the advice of the Scientific Committee, finds that there is any substance to the proposal, it shall publish notice of the proposal in a Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services news release.(d) The Board shall collect relevant scientific and economic data, concerning any substantial proposal, necessary to determine:(1) Whether or not any other State or federal agency or private entity is taking steps to protect the plant under consideration;(2) The present or threatened destruction, modification or curtailment of its habitat;(3) Over-utilization for commercial, scientific, educational or recreational purposes;(4) Critical depletion from disease or predation;(5) The inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; or(6) Other natural or man-made factors affecting its continued existence in North Carolina.If the Board, with the advice of the Scientific Committee, finds that the plant should be added to or removed from a protected plant list the Board shall instigate rule-making procedures to add or remove the plant from the list.  (e), (f) Repealed by Session Laws 1987, c. 827, s. 31. (1979, c. 964, s. 1; 1987, c. 827, s. 31; 1997-261, s. 109.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-202.17 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 19B - Plant Protection and Conservation Act.|§ 106-202.17 - Creation of committee; membership; terms; chairman; meetings; committee action; quorum; compensation.

 106-202.17. Creation of committee; membership; terms; chairman; meetings; committee action; quorum; compensation.(a) The North Carolina Plant Conservation Scientific Committee is created within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.(b) The Scientific Committee shall consist of the Directors of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium, the North Carolina State University Herbarium, the North Carolina Botanical Garden of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources or their designees, a representative of the North Carolina Association of Nurserymen, Inc., appointed by the Commissioner, and a representative of a conservation organization, appointed by the Commissioner. Members shall serve for three-year terms and may succeed themselves.(c) The Board shall select a chairman of the Scientific Committee from the Scientific Committee's membership to serve for three years.(d) The Scientific Committee may hold its meetings at the North Carolina Botanical Garden of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.(e) Any action of the Scientific Committee shall require at least four concurring votes.(f) Members of the Scientific Committee who are not State employees may receive per diem, subsistence and travel allowances authorized by G.S. 138-5 if they so request; members who are State employees may receive the subsistence and travel allowances authorized by G.S. 138-6 if they so request; and members who are also members of the General Assembly may receive subsistence and travel allowances authorized by G.S. 120-3.1 if they so request.  (1979, c. 964, s. 1; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(46); 1993, c. 561, s. 116(i); 1997-261, s. 109; 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2007-456, s. 2; 2015-241, ss. 14.30(ll), (w).)