Nebraska Department of Agriculture

Animal & Plant Health Protection
Plant Health

Nursery Certification Program

Because of the importance of the plant industry to the welfare and economy of the state of Nebraska and the damage which can result from the uncontrolled proliferation of plant pests, there is a need to impose standards and restrictions on the movement and care of plants within the state. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture shall be charged with administering and enforcing such standards and restrictions through the Plant Protection and Plant Pest Act.

Nursery stock distributors will need to be licensed either as a dealer, grower, or broker.

Nursery stock is defined as all field-grown or container-grown perennial plants, including, but not limited to, vegetative or propagative parts or perennial plants dug from the wild, so labeled, and distributed, and excluding, among other things, greenhouse plants grown for indoor use, annual plants, biennial plants, florist stock, cut flowers, sod, turf, onions, or potatoes, or seeds of any such plant.

A "Dealer" is defined as any person who does not grow nursery stock in Nebraska but is involved in:

The acquisition and further distribution of nursery stock;
The utilization of nursery stock for landscaping or purchase of nursery stock for other persons; or
The distribution of nursery stock with a mechanical digger, commonly known as a tree spade, or by any other means.

A "Grower" is defined as any person growing and distributing nursery stock or actively involved in the management or supervision of a nursery.

A "Broker" is defined as any person who solicits or takes orders for or sells nursery stock in the state other than a grower, dealer, person employed by and while acting as an employee of a grower licensed in this state or a dealer licensed in this state, or person employed by and while acting as an employee of a person meeting the requirements of subsection (1) of section 2-10,104.

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