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The Vermont Statutes Online
Title
06
:
Agriculture
Chapter
206
:
NURSERY INSPECTION
§
4030. Special conditions; certification
(a) The
secretary is authorized to establish conditions and rules under which certain
plants may be grown and certified free from virus, fungi, bacteria, or any
infesting organism considered detrimental to the plant.
(b) The
secretary is authorized to issue an additional certificate, certifying that the
plants were grown under special conditions or have been tested by a recognized
procedure that has established them as being free from certain viruses, fungi,
bacteria, or other organisms. Certification standards shall be established by
the secretary.
(c) The
secretary shall have authority to assess growers who apply for this additional
certification a fee to be paid as the secretary may direct. The amount of the fee
shall not be greater than is necessary, in the judgment of the secretary, to
meet all expenses incurred in making the inspection and certification. (Added
1985, No. 57, § 1; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)