4:8-29 - Seller liability
4:8-29. Seller liability
a. Any seller of apple trees to a commercial grower is liable for the trueness to variety, rootstock, or interstem for a period of eight years following the date of delivery to the grower.
b. Any seller of peach trees to a commercial grower is liable for trueness to variety, rootstock, or interstem for a period of four years following the date of delivery to the grower.
c. A seller shall not sell one or more lots of apple or peach trees to a commercial grower where 7% or more of the trees do not conform to the variety, rootstock, or interstem stated on a bill of lading, invoice, or any other document provided by the seller to the grower.
L. 1985, c. 418, s. 2, eff. Jan. 13, 1986.