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PERMITS

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Nursery - Florist- Greenhouse
Air Permits by Rule 512/239-1250
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PEST/DISEASE

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Whitefly Management System

Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphornia citri Kuwayama.
Cycad Aulacaspis Scale
Pink hibiscus mealybug sighted in Texas
P. Ramorum rule published

QUARANTINES

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Sudden Oak Death
Arizona Glassy Winged Sharpshooter Quarantine.
Fruit Fly Quarantine Info from USDA

APHIS
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Quarantine summaries: all states

REGULATORY

I-9 Forms Updated
Pesticide Applicators Licensing Regulations
Pesticide Applicator Training
Nursery-Floral Inspection Certificates
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Wage and Hour required poster

Container Labeling Law [NOTE This publication says the law applies only to retailers. The law applies also to producers, but the producer can put the information on the invoice and does not need to label each container.]
H2-B Worker Petition Guidelines
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Water Permits

RESEARCH

Southern Nursery Association Research Database
Horticultural Research Institute

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SAFETY

Gempler's ALERT

MSDS Sheets
Risk Management Agency

TAXATION

Landscape Contractor Texas Tax Requirements
Nursery Producer (See Sec.11.16.Farm Products. and Sec. 11.161 Implements of Husbandry)
Attorney General's Opinion re: nursery producers & ad valorem taxes

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Superstar Plant Varieties

Best of Texas Landscape Guide

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