(a)

1. (1) All nursery stock sold or transported within or into the State of Arkansas shall have attached to the outer container thereof either a certificate of inspection or a dealer's certificate.
2. (2) If transported within or into the State of Arkansas by means other than a common carrier, the driver of the vehicle must have in his or her possession either a certificate of inspection or a dealer's certificate, a copy of which shall be given to the person or to each of the several persons to whom the nursery stock is delivered.

(b) Any person desiring to ship nursery stock into Arkansas shall:

1. (1)

   1. (A) File with the State Plant Board an official certificate of inspection showing that the nursery has been inspected and found reasonably free of:

(i) Insect pests;

1. (ii) Plant diseases; and

   1. (iii) Noxious weeds.
   2. (B) Or this information may be certified to the board by the nursery inspection official of the state of origin; and

2. (2)

   1. (A) Attach a valid copy of the certificate of inspection of the state of origin to each package, box, or bundle of nursery stock shipped into Arkansas.
   2. (B) On multiple-order shipments, a certificate must be attached to each individual order as well as to the outer package.

   3. (C) On container­grown or balled-and-burlapped bulk shipments, a certificate may be attached to the invoice covering each delivery.

      1. (c) No fee shall be charged out-of-state nurserymen or dealers who deliver nursery stock to Arkansas nurserymen and dealers, or who ship directly from their out-of-state locations to Arkansas purchasers.
      2. (d) Any person who is selling nursery stock in person within the state directly to the consumer must obtain either a nursery dealer, nurseryman, agent, or nursery landscape contractor license and pay the prescribed annual fee.