HB 18-1246

HB 18-1246, also known as the Modernization of the Nursery Act, updates Colorado’s laws about nurseries and plants. It changes how nursery stock is defined and adds a definition for noxious weeds. The bill removes an exemption that allowed certain nurseries to skip inspections, increases the registration fee from $100 to $300, and bans the sale or distribution of noxious weeds or infested nursery stock. Since it has been signed into law, these changes are now in effect and will impact nurseries and plant sellers across Colorado.

Official Summary

The bill updates the 'Colorado Nursery Act', last amended in 2009, to protect nursery stock by: Updating definitions, including amending the definition of 'nursery stock' and adding a definition of 'noxious weed' ( section 2 of the bill); Removing an exemption from inspections for nurseries that only sell nursery stock grown in Colorado and not exported outside of Colorado ( section 3 ); Authorizing the commissioner of agriculture to promulgate rules to add additional information to the nursery stock labeling requirements ( section 4 ); Prohibiting a person from selling, offering for sale, or distributing noxious weeds or nursery stock that is infested with noxious weeds ( section 5 ); and Raising the $100 cap on the nursery stock business registration fee to a $300 cap ( section 6 ).(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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