No person or common carrier shall transport, or receive or possess for transportation, any native plant or any wood, or part thereof, except its fruit or manufactured wood articles, that requires a permit, wood receipt, or tag and seal, unless the person offering the plant for shipment furnishes to the person or common carrier a valid permit therefor, and any required wood receipts, and has securely and properly attached thereto any required tag and seal. If for transportation outside of the state, the plant shall also bear a certificate of inspection by the department.
Chapter 6Shipment of Plants
Section § 80151
If you want to transport a native plant or certain types of wood that need a permit, you must have that permit and any necessary documentation or tags attached. For shipping these items out of state, they also need a department inspection certificate. This rule applies to both individuals and transportation companies.
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Section § 80152
If you're bringing native plant species into California from another state, you must declare them at a California agricultural inspection station or department office. These plants will be subject to quarantine orders. When transporting these plants, you need to have a bill of sale, any necessary permits, and tags from the state you’re coming from. You must show these documents for inspection by authorized officials or peace officers upon entering California.
All native plant species or varieties subject to this division, when not grown in California and imported into this state, shall be declared at a California agricultural inspection station or an office of the department, and proceed to destination under quarantine orders issued by agents of the department employed at the station or office. Any person transporting any plant species or varieties subject to this division from outside the state into California shall have in his or her possession a valid bill of sale for those native plants, and such permits and tags as may be required by the state of origin, and shall produce the bill of sale as well as any permits and tags for inspection by any duly authorized person as described in this division or any peace officer of the state as a requirement for entry into the state of the native plants.
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