2006 New York Code - Application.

 
    § 163-a. Application.  Any  nursery  grower  or nursery dealer, except
  those nursery dealers selling, transporting, or  handling  for  sale  or
  otherwise  disposing  of nursery stock, exclusively consisting of indoor
  plants, at a retail level, desiring to sell, or selling, or handling for
  sale, or otherwise disposing of nursery stock in this state  shall  make
  application in writing to the commissioner upon a form prescribed by the
  commissioner.  The  application shall be made on or before the first day
  of November and every other year thereafter for the registration  period
  beginning  in  December and shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred
  dollars. The commissioner may exempt  from  the  payment  of  such  fees
  agencies  or  authorities  of  the state; county, city, town, or village
  governments; or other entities providing benefit to the general  public,
  including but not limited to, botanical gardens.