163-A - Application. - New York Statutes

§ 163-a. Application. Any nursery grower or nursery dealer, except those nursery dealers selling, transporting, or handling for sale or otherwise disposing of nursery stock, exclusively consisting of indoor plants, at a retail level, desiring to sell, or selling, or handling for sale, or otherwise disposing of nursery stock in this state shall make application in writing to the commissioner upon a form prescribed by the commissioner. The application shall be made on or before the first day of November and every other year thereafter for the registration period beginning in December and shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars. The commissioner may exempt from the payment of such fees agencies or authorities of the state; county, city, town, or village governments; or other entities providing benefit to the general public, including but not limited to, botanical gardens.