State of California, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE NIPM Item # 2.1
Pest Exclusion/Nursery, Seed and Cotton Programs
64-029 (Rev. 1/11)
APPLICATION FOR
LICENSE TO SELL NURSERY STOCK
Please print or type information in spaces where indicated. Complete ALL sections.
FIRM NAME OR DBA & MAILING ADDRESS (AS IT WILL APPEAR ON YOUR LICENSE): SALES LOCATION (GIVE SPECIFIC ADDRESS, NOT P. O. BOX): COUNTY:
CONTACT
PERSON:
CITY: ZIP:
TELEPHONE:
TELEPHONE: FAX:
OWNER’S NAME(S) OR PARENT CORPORATION NAME:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
# OF ACRES FOR THIS LOCATION
PART I CALCULATE YOUR FEES HERE
1. BASIC LICENSE FEE
1a. $
150.00
2. ACREAGE FEE: Required for land in excess of one
acre used in the production, sale or storage of nursery stock
(Include growing grounds acreage from reverse side in this
calculation)
List total # acres to assist in calculating the fee
0 1.0 acres . . . $ 0
1.01 - 5.0 acres . . . $ 100
5.01 - 20.0 acres . . . $ 250
20.01 - 50.0 acres . . . $ 400
50.01 - 200.0 acres . . . $ 600
200.01 - 500.0 acres . . . $ 800
500.01 - + acres . . . $ 900
-
LIST
TOTAL
# ACRES
=
2a
Please check this box if you
qualify for the acreage fee exemption AND
enter zero fees in box 2b below
ACREA
GE FEE EXEMPTION*:
If greater than 75% of
your nursery’s gross income comes from sales of cut
flowers/cut ornamentals, you do not need to pay the acreage
fee. Check box 2a and enter zero fees in box 2b. List total #
acres in box to right (examples: 0.25, 1.5, 12)
2b.
Calculate your acreage fees due and
enter amount here (Do not include
fractions of an acre in calculations.)
$
3. TOTAL FEES DUE (Add total of 1a and 2b and enter in 3a) 3a. TOTAL DUE $
SEND THIS APPLICATION ALONG WITH CHECK OR MONEY ORDER PAYABLE TO: “CDFA –90054” AND MAIL TO:
CASHIER
California Department of Food and Agriculture
1220 N Street
Sacramento, California 95814
NOTE: Allow six to eight weeks for license processing.
PART II TYPE OF B USINESS ( Check one or more and answer questions below. See reverse for business descriptions.)
Cut Flowers/Cut Ornamentals Jobber/Broker/Commission Merchant
Producer
Incidental Retailers Landscaper
Retailer
Do you have growing grounds? YES NO
If yes, please fill in Part IV on reverse side.
Do you intend to sell at Farmers’ Markets? YES NO
If yes, please fill in Part V on reverse side.
PART III TYPE OF NURSERY STOCK ( Check as many as applicable. Commercial producers must complete this section.)
1. Coniferous evergreens 7. Bulbs, corms, rhizomes, etc. D. Other subtropical & tropical
fruit trees, including avocado
2. Broad-leaved evergreens 8. Decorative plants, foliage or florist’s
potted plants, including orchids
E. Strawberry, bushberry, etc.
3. Deciduous shade trees 9. Cacti and succulents F. Vegetable plants
4. Deciduous shrubs A. Deciduous fruit & nut trees**
(see reverse) G. Sod (turfgrass)
5. Rose plants B. Grapevine and kiwi plants**(
see reverse) H. Ground covers
6. Herbaceous ornamental annuals and
perennials and aquatics
C. Citrus trees**
(see reverse)
J. Palms
I hereby certify that the information submitted in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OFFICIAL TITLE DATE
Departmental Use Only
Lic. No. ______________
Temp. Lic. ______
______
Annual
Lic
New Renewal
Previous License#___________
Branch
Change of Ownership
Change of Address Only
Growing Ground Addition
Change of Name Only
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signature
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PART IV GROWING GROUNDS (List locations where nursery stock is grown but neither sold nor delivered directly to customers)
ADDRESS (LOCATION) CITY ZIPCODE COUNTY # ACRES
PART V FARMERS’ MARKETS (List locations where you will be selling your stock)
ADDRESS (DESCRIPTION OF LOCATION OK) CITY COUNTY
TYPE OF
BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
Cut Flowers/Cut Ornamentals – Wholesale sales only
Incidental Retailers - An operator of a retail sales outlet for nursery stock, which is handled incidental to other merchandise
Jobber/Broker/Commission Merchant - A dealer, not a producer, who buys and resells nursery stock at wholesale
Landscaper - A landscape contractor who maintains a sales yard or holding yard for the nursery stock handled
Producer - A commercial producer who grows and sells a total of $1,000 or more of nursery stock in one year
Retailer - An operator of a retail sales outlet which has no growing grounds except small areas devoted to the production of plants for local
distribution and those producing less than $1,000
* ACREAGE FEE EXEMPTION
A change
in the law, effective January 1, 2000, exempts licens
ees from paying acreage fees if their gross income from the production of cut
flowers and/or cut ornamentals is 75% or greater of their gross income for their nursery. If qualified for this exemption, licensees must still list
total acreage on the front page, however, in the adjacent acreage fee block, please enter zero fees.
** ASSESSMENTS FOR CITRUS, FRUIT OR NUT TREES AND GRAPEVINES
If a producer nursery grows and sells citrus trees, deciduous pome and stone fruit trees or grapevine nursery stock during the past fiscal year,
it may owe an assessment. Sections 6981-6988 of the California Food and Agricultural Code established an annual assessment to be collected
from producers of deciduous pome and stone fruit trees, nut trees, and grapevine nursery stock. The assessment is 1% of the gross sales made
in the producer’s most recently completed fiscal year. Some exceptions may apply. The law does not allow the License to Sell Nursery Stock
to be renewed until assessment fees are paid.
ALTERNATIVE FORMATS
This ap
plication can be made available in alternative formats for visual
or hearing impaired individuals. Please allow 7-10 working days for
production of the alternative format. Requests for an alternative format may be directed to the address and telephone number below.
TIME PERIODS
The Department of Food and Agriculture has established time periods for the processing of permit applications, in compliance with
Government Code Section 15374-15378. Failure to comply with these time periods may be appealed to the Secretary of Food and
Agriculture, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, pursuant to Regulations set forth in Title 3, California Code of Regulations, Section 301.
Under certain circumstances, the Secretary may order that the applicant receive a reimbursement of filing fees.
If you have additional questions, please contact: Pest Exclusion Branch
Nursery, Seed and Cotton Program
1220 N Street, Room 344
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 654-0435
Fax: (916) 651-1207