§ 106-284.22. When Article not applicable.

§ 106‑284.22.  WhenArticle not applicable.

The provisions of this Article shall not apply:

(1)        To the sale by a grower or retail merchant of vegetableplants  grown within this State when such sale is made for home or garden orany noncommercial use; provided, however, the provisions shall apply to suchsale when such plants are found to be infested with pests so that the exposurefor sale or planting is deemed by the Commissioner or his agent to be a hazardto the commercial vegetable industry of North Carolina.

(2)        To the sale of vegetable plants for commercialtransplanting  purposes in this State when grown within this State and sold bya plant producer to a planter having personal knowledge of the conditions underwhich such vegetable plants were grown or produced provided that such plantsare transplanted within a 30‑mile radius at which they were grown; butalso provided, however, the provisions shall apply to such sale when suchplants are found to be infested with pests so that the exposure for sale orplanting is deemed by the Commissioner or his agent to be a hazard to thecommercial vegetable industry of North Carolina. (1959, c. 91, s. 9; 1973, c. 1370, s. 7.)