2015 New York Laws
AGM - Agriculture & Markets
Article 14 - (Agriculture & Markets) Prevention and Control of Disease in Trees and Plants; Insect Pests; Sale of Fruit-bearing Trees
163-B - Registration to sell.

 163-b. Registration  to  sell.   1. The commissioner after a nursery
  has been found to be apparently free from injurious  insects  and  plant
  diseases  shall  register  each  nursery  grower  desiring  to  sell, or
  selling, or handling for sale, or otherwise disposing of  nursery  stock
  in this state in accordance with the intent disclosed in the application
  and  shall  issue  a  certificate,  upon  a form to be prescribed by the
  commissioner, declaring that such nursery grower is duly registered  and
  authorized  to  do  business  in  this  state. If such nursery grower is
  maintaining or operating premises in connection with his or her business
  in more than one place within the state then he or she shall  obtain  an
  additional registration for each place of business, provided there shall
  be no additional fee for such additional registrations.
2.  The  commissioner  shall  register each nursery dealer desiring to
  sell or selling, or handling for sale, or otherwise disposing of nursery
  stock in this state in accordance with the intent disclosed  in  his  or
  her application and shall issue a certificate, upon a form prescribed by
  the  commissioner, declaring that such nursery dealer is duly registered
  and authorized to do business in this state. If such nursery  dealer  is
  maintaining or operating premises in connection with his or her business
  in  more  than  one  place  within  the  state, he or she shall obtain a
  separate registration, upon proper application, for each location.
3. Such certificates shall be conspicuously posted at  each  place  of
  business, maintained by such nursery grower or nursery dealer.
4.  Each  person  doing a mail order business in nursery stock from an
  address in this state is required to register as  a  nursery  grower  or
  nursery dealer whether or not the nursery stock sold or offered for sale
  is within the state.
5.  It  shall  be  unlawful  to affix a reproduction or facsimile of a
  nursery dealer's registration on plant materials  which  have  not  been
  inspected by the commissioner.