2005 Minnesota Statutes - 18H.14 — Labeling and advertising of nursery stock.

     18H.14 Labeling and advertising of nursery stock. 


    (a) Plants, plant materials, or nursery stock must not be 
 labeled or advertised with false or misleading information 
 including, but not limited to, scientific name, variety, place 
 of origin, hardiness zone as defined by the United States 
 Department of Agriculture, and growth habit. 


    (b) A person may not offer for distribution plants, plant 
 materials, or nursery stock, represented by some specific or 
 special form of notation, including, but not limited to, "free 
 from" or "grown free of," unless the plants are produced under a 
 specific program approved by the commissioner to address the 
 specific plant properties addressed in the special notation 
 claim. 


    HIST: 2003 c 128 art 5 s 13