Ind. Admin. Code tit. 312, r. 18-4-5 – Nursery stock; plant labeling for imported hardy plants

Sec. 5. (a) This section governs the labeling of imported nursery stock.

(b) As used in this section, "imported" means to bring into Indiana from:

(1) a foreign country; or
(2) a territory of the United States, Alaska, or Hawaii.

(c) As used in this section, "nursery stock" means botanically classified hardy perennial or biennial trees, shrubs, vines, and plants, evergreens, fruit pits, and other plants or plant parts capable of propagation. The term does not include corms, tubers, field vegetables, or flower seeds.

(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), imported nursery stock must bear a label that is of standard format, approximately four and seventy-five hundredths (4.75) inches by two and three hundred seventy-five thousandths (2.375) inches, on yellow, heavy duty card stock, and prepunched for attachment. The label shall list the following in order of the appearance from top to bottom:

(1) The common name of the nursery stock.
(2) The botanical name of the nursery stock.
(3) The hardiness zone of the nursery stock.

(e) Bulbs and similar plant parts used for propagation are exempted from subsection (d).

(f) This section does not apply to nursery stock that is imported into Indiana by a nursery grower and transplanted, grown, and held by the grower for a period of at least five (5) years after the date of import.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 18-4-5; filed Nov 22, 1996, 3:00 p.m.: 20 IR 953; readopted filed Oct 2, 2002, 9:10 a.m.: 26 IR 546; readopted filed Sep 19, 2008, 10:23 a.m.: 20081008-IR-312080076RFA; readopted filed Jul 17, 2014, 3:48 p.m.: 20140813-IR-312140105RFA; readopted filed Sep 18, 2019, 1:18 p.m.: 20191016-IR-312190373RFA; readopted filed Mar 25, 2025, 9:50 a.m.: 20250423-IR-312240574RFA)