02 NCAC 60B .0510          AUTHORITY TO PRODUCE CHRISTMAS TREE SPECIES

(a)  The division produces seedlings of Fraser fir and other species suitable as Christmas trees in its nurseries.

(b)  The division will sell Fraser fir seedlings to applicants for planting in counties that are ecologically suitable.  These counties are:  Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey.

(c)  For experimental planting, the division will sell Fraser fir seedlings to applicants in any county of the state.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106-22; 106-878(c); 143B‑10;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. October 5, 1977;

Readopted Eff. November 6, 1980;

Amended Eff. August 1, 1988; October 1, 1984;

Transferred from 15A NCAC 09C .0513 Eff. May 1, 2012;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. September 19, 2015.