Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1540 - DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF PLANT AND PLANT MATERIALS › Section 1540.10 - Distribution and Sale of Plants and Plant Materials

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Each year the Division of Forest Resources
			 of the Department of Natural Resources distributes and/or sells plants and
			 plant materials to Illinois landowners for conservation plantings. Orders will
			 be accepted if the buyer signs an application which verifies that the use of
			 the plants and plant materials will be in accordance with Section 6 of "AN ACT
			 in relation to State forests, operation of State nurseries, and providing
			 penalties in connection therewith" (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 961/2, par.
			 5907). Orders with approved management plans pursuant to Section
			 1540.40,
			 may be submitted from June 1-March 31. Arbor Day orders and orders without
			 approved management plans may be submitted from February 2-March 31. Orders may
			 be placed by contacting the Division of Forest Resources, 524 S. Second Street,
			 Springfield, IL 62706.
b) Lists of
			 available plants and plant materials are printed annually. The general public
			 will be advised about the program through the news media by August 31. Copies
			 of the price lists and order forms are distributed to: The Soil Conservation
			 Service, the Extension Service, the Agricultural Stabilization Service and
			 Department of Natural Resources offices statewide.
c) Plants and plant materials are distributed
			 and/or sold on a first-come, first serve basis, except for the following:
1) Orders for Department owned or managed
			 lands submitted from June 1-September 30 will receive priority over all orders
			 submitted during this time period.
2) Orders for Department owned or managed
			 lands submitted from October 1-February 1 will receive priority on a daily
			 basis. Orders for Department owned or managed lands will be sorted from the
			 orders received on a given day and processed against available inventory before
			 other orders are processed.
3) No
			 priority will be given to any orders received after February 1.
4) Programs approved by the Director of the
			 Department of Natural Resources (Department) which foster conservation
			 practices in accordance with Sections 63a1 and 63a2 of the Civil Administrative
			 Code of Illinois (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 127, pars. 63a1 and 63a2) or 17
			 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1536.30
			 shall be given priority for the distribution and/or sale of plants and plant
			 materials. If a program is approved by the Director, plants and plant materials
			 shall be reserved and distributed and/or sold on a first-come, first serve
			 basis for those program participants from June 1-February 1. After that date,
			 the remaining reserved (except Arbor Day plants and plant materials) plants and
			 plant materials shall be made available to all purchasers pursuant to Section 6
			 of the "State Forests" Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 961/2, par. 5907) on a
			 first-come, first-serve basis.
5)
			 When plant and plant materials must be purchased, payment must be sent with the
			 order. Orders are shipped as early as possible during the Spring. Unfavorable
			 weather conditions may prevent or delay the lifting and shipment of plants and
			 plant materials. The nurseries can not guarantee shipment by any specific date.
			 Orders are shipped starting with the southern counties and working north as
			 weather conditions permit planting. This may result in later orders being
			 shipped prior to an early order. Transfer of stock from one nursery to the
			 other is not available.