NY Agric & Mkts L § 167 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 14 - Prevention and Control of Disease in Trees and Plants; Insect Pests; Sale of Fruit-Bearing Trees 167 - Access to Premises; Quarantines; Rules and Regulations.

§ 167. Access  to premises; quarantines; rules and regulations. 1. The   commissioner or his  representatives  shall  have  full  access  to  all   premises,  places,  farms,  buildings,  vehicles, airplanes, vessels and   cars for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of  this  article.  The   commissioner  or  his  representatives may examine trees, shrubs, plants   and vines, soil, or host plants or any other material which are infested   or infected or susceptible to  infestation  or  infection  by  injurious   insects  or  plant diseases, or contaminated by noxious weed. He or they   may open any package or other container, the contents of which may  have   been  so infested or infected or contaminated with noxious weed or which   have been exposed to such infestation, infection  or  contamination.  It   shall  be  unlawful  to  hinder  or defeat such access or examination by   misrepresentation, concealment of facts or conditions, or otherwise.2. The commissioner is hereby authorized to  make,  issue,  promulgate   and  enforce  such orders, by way of quarantines or otherwise, as he may   deem necessary or fitting to carry out the purposes of this article.3.  The  commissioner  may  adopt  and  promulgate  such   rules   and   regulations to supplement and give full effect to the provisions of this   article  as  he  may  deem  necessary including, but not limited to, the   designation of any plant as a noxious weed.3-a.  The  department,  in  cooperation   with   the   department   of   environmental   conservation   shall   restrict   the   sale,  purchase,   possession,  propagation,  introduction,  importation,   transport   and   disposal   of  invasive  species  pursuant  to  section  9-1709  of  the   environmental conservation law.4. Non-resident nursery growers or dealers, or other  persons,  firms,   partnerships,  associations  or  corporations desiring to solicit orders   for nursery stock in this state shall upon filing a  certified  copy  of   their valid state certificate or registration with the commissioner, pay   to   the   commissioner   an   annual   fee   of   twenty-five  dollars.   Notwithstanding such filing and fee requirements, the  commissioner  may   enter  into reciprocal agreements with the responsible officers of other   states, under which agreements the commissioner may  accept  such  other   states'  certified  directories  of  persons,  firms,  associations  and   corporations registered to sell nursery stock, in lieu of requiring  the   filing  of  certified  copies of individual registrations by the nursery   growers of such states and under which nursery stock owned or handled by   nursery growers of such states may be sold or delivered  in  this  state   without  the  payment  of  a  New  York  non-resident fee, provided like   privileges are accorded to  New  York  nursery  growers  in  such  other   states. Upon satisfying the commissioner of such registration in another   state and upon payment of the non-resident fee or the waiver of such fee   as provided in this section, such person, firm, partnership, association   or  corporation  shall be authorized to solicit orders for nursery stock   in this state.