163-A - Application.

§ 163-a. Application.  Any  nursery  grower  or nursery dealer, except  those nursery dealers selling, transporting, or  handling  for  sale  or  otherwise  disposing  of nursery stock, exclusively consisting of indoor  plants, at a retail level, desiring to sell, or selling, or handling for  sale, or otherwise disposing of nursery stock in this state  shall  make  application in writing to the commissioner upon a form prescribed by the  commissioner.  The  application shall be made on or before the first day  of November and every other year thereafter for the registration  period  beginning  in  December and shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred  dollars. The commissioner may exempt  from  the  payment  of  such  fees  agencies  or  authorities  of  the state; county, city, town, or village  governments; or other entities providing benefit to the general  public,  including but not limited to, botanical gardens.