Section 89.06 Nursery and Tree Improvement Plan - Minnesota Statutes

89.06 NURSERY AND TREE IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

By February 1, 1983, the commissioner, with the assistance of the agricultural experiment station of the University of Minnesota, shall submit a plan to the legislature on the benefits and costs of making the nursery and tree improvement program in this chapter self-supporting. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, at least the following elements:

(a) tree species and stand improvement;

(b) adoption of a seed certification system;

(c) development of specialized seed tree orchards;

(d) implementation of modern nursery techniques;

(e) contractual arrangements with users of tree seedlings; and

(f) an economic analysis of surcharges and user fees that would make the nursery and tree improvement program self-supporting.

History:

1982 c 511 s 13