Bill > HB60

This bill modifies the existing law regarding nursery dealer registration and inspection certificates by adding new requirements related to nonnative invasive plant species. Specifically, nursery dealers will now be required to submit an affidavit stating they will not knowingly import, export, buy, sell, transport, distribute, or propagate certain invasive plant species by specific future dates. These prohibited species include climbing euonymus, Japanese honeysuckle, Sericea lespedeza, and perilla mint by January 1, 2027, and burning bush and Callery pear by January 1, 2029. The bill requires nursery dealers to list all sources of their nursery stock when applying for their annual registration-inspection certificate and mandates that nurseries be inspected at least once per year to check for plant pests. The state entomologist retains the authority to quarantine, require treatment, or order destruction of nursery stock that is infested, infected, or not viable. The annual registration-inspection certificates will continue to expire on September 30th each year, and dealers must pay an annual fee and meet these new affidavit requirements to obtain their certificate.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Government Affairs

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB60&year=2025&code=R