§ 5102 Plant Quarantine Officers

• •Some people are in charge of checking plants to make sure they are healthy before they are moved or brought into the state.
• •These people can also make sure that rules about keeping plants safe and healthy are followed.
• •They have the power to stop plants from being moved if they are sick or have bugs.

You want to sell some fruit trees to another state.

A plant quarantine officer will check your trees to make sure they don't have any bugs or diseases. If the trees are sick, the officer can stop you from sending them.