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NH Rev Stat § 433:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433 - Seeds, Plants and Nursery Stock|Section 433:24 - Cooperative Agreements; Grants-in-Aid.

    433:24 Cooperative Agreements;  Grants-in-Aid. –||The department is authorized to cooperate, receive grants-in-aid, and enter into agreements with any individual, organization, or county, state or federal agency for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this subdivision. The department may also enforce any federal quarantine or regulation promulgated under federal quarantine within the state of New Hampshire.|||Source. 1985, 33:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 433:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433 - Seeds, Plants and Nursery Stock|Section 433:25 - Fees.

    433:25 Fees. –||The commissioner may establish reasonable fees pursuant to RSA 433:22, III.|||Source. 1985, 33:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 433:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433 - Seeds, Plants and Nursery Stock|Section 433:26 - Director.

    433:26 Director. –||The director may hire such nursery inspectors as he may deem necessary within his budgetary limitations.|||Source. 1985, 33:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 433:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433 - Seeds, Plants and Nursery Stock|Section 433:27 - Regulation of Horticultural Services.

    433:27 Regulation of Horticultural Services. –||Any person engaged in horticultural services shall be subject to regulation by the commissioner under this subdivision.|||Source. 1985, 33:1, eff. July 1, 1985. 2002, 7:4, eff. Mar. 12, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 433:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433 - Seeds, Plants and Nursery Stock|Section 433:28 - Nursery Stock Requirements.

    433:28 Nursery Stock Requirements. –||I. Woody-stemmed deciduous nursery stock shall have moist green cambium tissue in the stem or stems and branches, and shall have viable buds or normal green, rigid growth. Growth shall be sufficient to permit the stock to live and grow in a form characteristic of the species when planted and given reasonable care. Nursery stock which does not meet those standards shall not be sold or offered for sale.||II. Hardy herbaceous biennials or perennials, when in a wilted, rotted, or other such condition indicative of subnormal vitality, shall not be sold or offered for sale.||III. Any bare-rooted or prepackaged woody-stemmed nursery stock having more than 2 inches of etiolated (nongreen) growth from individual buds shall not be sold or offered for sale.||IV. Balled and burlapped or containerized nursery stock in a weakened condition as evidenced by die-back or dryness of foliage shall not be sold or offered for sale.||V. Nursery stock infected with plant diseases or infested with plant pests shall not be offered for sale or given away.|||Source. 1985, 33:1, eff. July 1, 1985. 2002, 7:5, eff. Mar. 12, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 433:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433 - Seeds, Plants and Nursery Stock|Section 433:29 - Nursery Inspection.

    433:29 Nursery Inspection. –||A nursery inspector shall inspect any nursery as determined necessary by the director. Nurseries shall be accessible at reasonable times for inspection. Nursery inspectors shall verify that nursery stock requirements are in compliance with RSA 433:28.|||Source. 1985, 33:1, eff. July 1, 1985. 2002, 7:6, eff. Mar. 12, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 433:29-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433 - Seeds, Plants and Nursery Stock|Section 433:29-a - License Required.

    433:29-a License Required. –||A person, firm, or corporation may not engage in or continue in the business of selling nursery stock without first obtaining a license to conduct such business in the state. Licenses are non-transferable and each business shall possess a valid license for each business location.|||Source. 2002, 7:7, eff. Mar. 12, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 433:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433 - Seeds, Plants and Nursery Stock|Section 433:30 - Diseased, Infested Stock; Stop Sale, Destruction.

    433:30 Diseased, Infested Stock;  Stop Sale, Destruction. –||I. Only sound, healthy nursery stock, which will maintain its vigor, shall be offered for sale. The offering for sale of stock which is infected with diseases or infested with plant pests is a violation of this subdivision. Whenever the director has reason to believe that any nursery or plant dealer in the state has introduced or is offering for sale diseased or infested stock, the director or a nursery inspector shall inspect that stock. If, upon inspection, the director or a nursery inspector finds any such stock, the inspector may order the plants, either individually or in blocks, to be:||(a) Made subject to a stop sale order.||(b) Treated by the nurseryman.||(c) Destroyed according to the nursery inspector's instructions.||II. Plants ordered destroyed or subject to a stop sale order must be clearly separable from noninfested stock. Any order must be confirmed in writing within 7 days or clearly marked on the inspection report. The order shall include the reason for action, a description of the nursery stock affected, and any recommended treatment. Destruction of condemned stock shall be at the expense of the owner. Stop sale tags may not be removed except by written permission of the director or upon suitable disposal of the infested plants.||III. A person issued any order under paragraph I may appeal that order by letter to the commissioner within 15 days after receiving the order. The letter shall state any grounds for appealing and designate the plants affected.||IV. A nursery inspector shall reinspect a nursery or plant dealer as determined necessary by the director. If the nursery or plant dealer is still in violation of the requirements and despite the inspector's efforts, a stop sale shall be implemented and the nursery or plant dealer license revoked. After further inspection, the director may reinstate the nursery or plant dealer license.|||Source. 1985, 33:1, eff. July 1, 1985. 2002, 7:8, eff. Mar. 12, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 433:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433 - Seeds, Plants and Nursery Stock|Section 433:31 - Lack of Certificate.

    433:31 Lack of Certificate. –||If nursery stock is brought into the state without a certificate of inspection, or notification of licensure, the consignee shall return it to the consignor at the expense of the consignor, or shall call the director to inspect the nursery stock.|||Source. 1985, 33:1, eff. July 1, 1985. 2002, 7:9, eff. Mar. 12, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 433:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433 - Seeds, Plants and Nursery Stock|Section 433:32 - Prohibitions; Penalties.

    433:32 Prohibitions;  Penalties. –||I. The following actions are prohibited:||(a) Selling, distributing, receiving, or delivering nursery stock which has not been licensed or certified.||(b) Using a nursery or plant dealer license after it has been revoked or suspended or has expired.||(c) Offering any hindrance or resistance to the carrying out of the provisions of this subdivision.||(d) Knowingly permitting any plant pest declared a public nuisance to exist on his or her premises or selling, offering for sale, giving away or moving any plants, plant products, or other material capable of harboring the pest.||II. Any person or employee or agent of that person, who violates any provision of this subdivision or rule adopted under this subdivision, shall be guilty of a violation. For any subsequent offense, a person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.||III. Any person who violates any provision of this subdivision or any rule adopted or order issued under this subdivision shall, in addition, be liable for a civil forfeiture not to exceed $5,000 for each violation, which may be collected in a civil action or in connection with an action for injunctive relief brought by the attorney general.||IV. Any person who violates any provision of this subdivision or any rule or order of the commissioner shall be subject to the imposition of an administrative fine levied by the commissioner, not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.|||Source. 1985, 33:1, eff. July 1, 1985. 2002, 7:10, eff. Mar. 12, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 433:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433 - Seeds, Plants and Nursery Stock|Section 433:33 - Right of Entry.

    433:33 Right of Entry. –||The commissioner, director, and nursery inspectors shall at all times have the right to enter any public or private grounds in the performance of any duty under this subdivision.|||Source. 1985, 33:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 433:34 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433 - Seeds, Plants and Nursery Stock|Section 433:34 - Quarantine.

    433:34 Quarantine. –||The commissioner may establish quarantines as specified in the law or under the rules to prevent dissemination of plant pests within the state. When any pests that have the potential to cause serious damage to agriculture are found in any geographic area, that area and any adjacent areas shall be quarantined. After a quarantine is established, the commissioner shall adopt any rules necessary to prevent or reduce the movement of that pest from the quarantined area and may implement any limitation or treatment measures necessary for the containment or eradication of that pest.|||Source. 1985, 33:1, eff. July 1, 1985. 2002, 7:11, eff. Mar. 12, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 433:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433 - Seeds, Plants and Nursery Stock|Section 433:35 - Suspension of License.

    433:35 Suspension of License. –||The director may at any time suspend a license issued under the provisions of RSA 433:29-a if dangerous insect or plant disease pests are found upon the premises, either on the plants or in the soil, and shall not reinstate the license until such time as such pests have been suppressed or eradicated.|||Source. 1985, 33:1, eff. July 1, 1985. 2002, 7:12, eff. Mar. 12, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 433:36 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433 - Seeds, Plants and Nursery Stock|Section 433:36 - Prosecution.

    433:36 Prosecution. –||Any person violating the provisions of this subdivision shall be prosecuted by the office of the attorney general.|||Source. 1985, 33:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 433:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433 - Seeds, Plants and Nursery Stock|Section 433:37 - Repealed by 2019, 35:3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.

    433:37 Repealed by 2019, 35:3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019. –|
NH Rev Stat § 433-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433-A - Horticultural Growing Media|Section 433-A:1 - Title.

    433-A:1 Title. –||This chapter may be cited as the "New Hampshire Horticultural Growing Media Act."|||Source. 1997, 141:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 433-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433-A - Horticultural Growing Media|Section 433-A:2 - Enforcement; Rulemaking.

    433-A:2 Enforcement;  Rulemaking. –||This chapter shall be administered by the commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A necessary to the proper enforcement and administration of this chapter.|||Source. 1997, 141:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 433-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433-A - Horticultural Growing Media|Section 433-A:3 - Definitions.

    433-A:3 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Brand or product name" means a specific designation applied to an individual horticultural growing medium.||II. "Bulk" means not in a package or in packages of one cubic yard or more.||III. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food.||IV. "Custom medium" means a horticultural growing medium which is prepared to exact specifications of the person who will be planting in the medium.||V. "Distribute" means to offer for sale, sell, barter, or exchange, or otherwise supply or make available.||VI. "Horticultural growing medium" means any substance or mixture of substances which is promoted or is intended to function as a commercial or consumer growing medium for the managed growth of horticultural crops in containers.||VII. "Label" means the display of all written, printed, or graphic matter on or attached to the immediate container or, in the case of a bulk product, accompanying the lot of horticultural growing medium. Registration documents provided by manufacturers to the commissioner shall not be part of the product label.||VIII. "Labeling" means, in addition to the label, any written, printed, or graphic matter accompanying any horticultural growing medium; any advertisements, brochures, or posters; or any television, radio, or other announcements used in promoting the sale of a horticultural growing medium. Registration documents provided by manufacturers to the commissioner shall not be part of product labeling.||IX. "Person" means individuals, partnerships, corporations, other organized bodies or entities, or any combination of them.||X. "Registrant" means the person whose name appears on the label of a horticultural growing medium and who is responsible for labeling and guaranteeing such medium label claims.||XI. "Verification of label claims" means the information of an explanatory nature describing how the registrant determined the truthfulness and accuracy of the registrant's words or statements describing the product according to recognized standards.|||Source. 1997, 141:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 433-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433-A - Horticultural Growing Media|Section 433-A:4 - Inspections.

    433-A:4 Inspections. –||The commissioner may inspect or cause to be inspected by duly authorized employees any products sold as horticultural growing media. For this purpose, the commissioner shall have the power to enter into or upon any point of sale during operating hours upon notice and to open and sample any bulk material, bundle, package, or other container containing or thought to contain any horticultural growing medium or to inspect labels.|||Source. 1997, 141:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 433-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433-A - Horticultural Growing Media|Section 433-A:5 - Registration and Labeling; Rulemaking.

    433-A:5 Registration and Labeling;  Rulemaking. –||The commissioner may adopt such rules under RSA 541-A as the commissioner deems necessary to ensure the accuracy or truthfulness of labels, labeling, registration documents, and content of horticultural growing media, including but not limited to:||I. Requiring that all registrants of horticultural growing media register each product name with the commissioner and supply the commissioner with a complete label for each product name.||II. Require every person registering any horticultural growing medium in this state to furnish on forms supplied by the commissioner such information as the commissioner may require on labeling, verification of label claims, or composition of any horticultural growing medium.||III. Requiring that all registrants of horticultural growing media supply analyses of horticultural growing media they have distributed, upon request of the commissioner.||IV. Specifying the contents of the label and the manner of expressing the contents required on each package or accompanying each bulk shipment of horticultural growing media, provided that product labels shall not require terms or manners of expression which shall interfere with interstate commerce.|||Source. 1997, 141:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 433-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433-A - Horticultural Growing Media|Section 433-A:6 - Registration and Inspection Fees; Fund Established.

    433-A:6 Registration and Inspection Fees;  Fund Established. –||The commissioner shall collect a $50 annual registration and inspection fee for each product registered. The fees collected under this section shall be deposited with the state treasurer into the agriculture products and scale testing fund established in RSA 435:20, IV. Moneys from the fund shall be used to offset costs associated with registration and inspection of horticultural growing media.|||Source. 1997, 141:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 433-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433-A - Horticultural Growing Media|Section 433-A:7 - Exemptions.

    433-A:7 Exemptions. –||I. Distribution of horticultural growing media planted with live plant material is exempt from the labeling and registration requirements imposed pursuant to this chapter.||II. Distribution of horticultural growing media that is sold to consumers at the site of production and is not distributed by other means or intended for commercial use is exempt from the registration requirements imposed pursuant to this chapter.||III. Distribution of custom media is exempt from registration requirements imposed pursuant to this chapter provided it is prepared for a single end user.||IV. Distribution of horticultural growing media with applied plant nutrients shall be exempt from the requirements of RSA 431:1-20.|||Source. 1997, 141:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 433-A:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433-A - Horticultural Growing Media|Section 433-A:8 - Revocation of Registration or License.

    433-A:8 Revocation of Registration or License. –||The commissioner is authorized to revoke registrations of any person or to refuse to register horticultural growing media upon satisfactory evidence that the registrant or person has used fraudulent or deceptive practices in the evasion or attempted evasion of the provisions of this chapter or of any rules adopted under this chapter. No registration shall be revoked or denied until the registrant or person has been notified by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the time and place of the hearing and has been given an opportunity to appear and be heard by the commissioner or an authorized representative.|||Source. 1997, 141:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 433-A:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433-A - Horticultural Growing Media|Section 433-A:9 - "Stop Sale" Orders.

    433-A:9 "Stop Sale" Orders. –||The commissioner may issue and enforce a written or printed "stop sale, use, or removal" order to the owner or custodian of any lot of horticultural growing media and to hold at a designated place when the commissioner finds the horticultural growing media is being offered or exposed for sale in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter until the law has been complied with and such horticultural growing media is released in writing by the commissioner, or the violation has been otherwise legally disposed of by written authority. The commissioner shall release the horticultural growing media so withdrawn when the requirements of the provisions of this chapter have been complied with and all costs and expenses incurred, as established by rule, in connection with the withdrawal have been paid.|||Source. 1997, 141:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 433-A:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433-A - Horticultural Growing Media|Section 433-A:10 - Injunctions.

    433-A:10 Injunctions. –||The commissioner is authorized to apply for and the court is authorized to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law. Any such injunction shall be issued with bond.|||Source. 1997, 141:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 433-A:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433-A - Horticultural Growing Media|Section 433-A:11 - Unlawful Acts.

    433-A:11 Unlawful Acts. –||It shall be unlawful for any person to:||I. Distribute an unregistered horticultural growing medium, unless exempted from the registration requirements of this chapter.||II. Distribute a horticultural growing medium if the label on such medium does not reflect its composition.||III. Fail to supply the commissioner with analyses of horticultural growing media when requested by the commissioner or a person authorized by the commissioner under this chapter to make such requests.||IV. Distribute an adulterated horticultural growing medium. Such medium shall be deemed to be adulterated if:||(a) It contains any deleterious or harmful ingredient in sufficient amount to render it injurious to beneficial plant, animal, human, or aquatic life or to soil or water when applied in accordance with directions for use on the label, or if adequate warning statements or directions for use which may be necessary to protect plant, animal, human, or aquatic life or soil or water are not shown upon the label.||(b) Its composition falls below or differs significantly from that which it is purported to possess by its labeling.||(c) It contains viable weed seed exceeding the amounts specified in RSA 433:4, I(d)-(e).||V. Fail to cease distribution of any horticultural growing medium for which the commissioner has issued a stop sale order.||VI. Obstruct the commissioner in the performance of the commissioner's duties under this chapter.|||Source. 1997, 141:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 433-A:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 433-A - Horticultural Growing Media|Section 433-A:12 - Penalties.

    433-A:12 Penalties. –||I. Any person who, individually or through a servant or agent, violates any provision of this chapter or rule adopted under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. For any subsequent offense, a person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if an individual, or guilty of a felony if any other person.||II. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted or order issued under this chapter shall, in addition, be liable for a civil forfeiture not to exceed $5,000 for each violation, for each day of a continuing violation, which may be collected in a civil action or in connection with an action for injunctive relief brought by the attorney general.||III. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule or order of the commissioner, shall be subject to the imposition of an administrative fine levied by the commissioner, not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.|||Source. 1997, 141:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.|