North Dakota Century Code Title 4.1. Agriculture § 4.1-22-01. Definitions

1. “Certificate of inspection” means a document issued or authorized by the commissioner stating nursery stock is practically free from damaging pests.

2. “Commissioner” means the agriculture commissioner or the commissioner's designee.

3. “Grower” means any person that takes a reproductive part of nursery stock and increases the size and development of the stock for at least one full growing season. A grower includes a person producing nursery stock from tissue culture.

4. “Infested” means infected with a quantity of pests or so exposed to a quantity of pests that it would be reasonable to believe potential for harm or threat to the health of the host nursery stock exists.

5. “Nonhardy” means plant species, varieties, and cultivars that will not survive climatic conditions in North Dakota.

6. “Nursery” means any place where nursery stock is propagated, grown, or offered for sale.

7. “Nursery stock” means all trees, shrubs, woody vines and their parts that are capable of propagation or growth, except seed. Only plants intended for outdoor planting are considered nursery stock.

8. “Pest” means any invertebrate animal, pathogen, parasitic plant, or other similar organism that can cause damage to nursery stock.

9. “Place of business” means each separate location from which nursery stock is being offered for sale.

10. “Viable nursery stock” means nursery stock that is capable of living and accomplishing the purpose for which it is grown, whether for foliage, flowers, fruit, or special use.