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Regulations and LawsRelating to Greenhouses
Liz Maynard
Purdue University
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Selling Plant Material
• Nursery Dealer’s License
• Certification of Nursery Stock
• Regulated Species
• Registered Retail Merchant’s Certificate
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Nursery Dealers License
• Required if you grow or buy nursery stock for resaleor shipping in Indiana.
• Nursery stock is: hardy perennial or biennial ...plants or plant parts capable of propagation. NOTcorms, tubers, field vegetables, or flower seeds.
• Nurseries that grow stock to salable size must beinspected and certified.
• Nursery Dealer License: $50/ calendar year. CertifiedNurseries may purchase a License for $20/ year inaddition to their certification fee.
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Certification of NurseryStock
• Required for all nursery stock sold orshipped into Indiana
• Annual inspection
• Greenhouses shipping out of state shallrequest inspection to comply with otherstates’ rules
– state certificate
– phytosanitary certificate
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Regulated Species
• Purple Loosestrife(Lythrum salicaria)is banned from salein Indiana
• Ban includes otherplants of the genusLythrum
Photo source:www.state.in.us/dnr/entomolo/nursery/purple.htm
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Nursery License andCertification Contacts
Indiana Dept. of Natural ResourcesDivision of Entomology and Plant
Pathology402 W. Washington St., Room W290Indianapolis, IN 46204-2212(317) 232-4120www.IN.gov/dnr/entomolo/programs
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Registered RetailMerchant’s Certificate
• Applies: If you are selling flowers,shrubs, trees
• Register with Indiana Dept. of Revenue$25 fee
• Collect sales tax: 6%
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Sales Tax Contacts
Department of Revenue100 N Senate Ave.Indianapolis, IN 46204Sales Tax Phone - (317) 233-4015www.in.gov/dor/See also the IDNR web-site for Nursery
Dealers, it has links to tax information
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Selling or Using Pesticides
• Pesticide Consulting Registry
• Pesticide Applicator License
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Pesticide License
• Required if restricted pesticides will beapplied
• Private applicator license for applicationat your own or your employer’sbusiness
• Commercial applicator license ifspraying for hire
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Pesticide ConsultingRegistry
• Applies if you sell general-usepesticides AND offer advice on how touse them
• Exemptions:
– Certified & licensed applicator on-site
– Pesticide business license
– Restricted-use pesticide dealer registration
• Register with OISC, $30/year
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Pesticide ConsultingRegistry
• Register employees with OISC
• Train employees
• Post notice to employees
• Post notice to public
Related material:PPP 62 Offering Sound PestManagement Advice to the Publicwww.btny.purdue.edu/PPP/PPP_pubs.html
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Contacts for Pesticide Rules
Office of the Indiana State ChemistBiochemistry Bldg.175 South University St.W. Lafayette, IN 47907-2063(765) 494-1492www.isco.purdue.edu
Educational Materials: Purdue PesticidePrograms www.btny.purdue.edu/ppp/
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Land and Buildings
• Zoning
• Building codes
• Property taxes
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Zoning
• Check with county or city Planning andZoning Commission
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Building Codes
• Check with your county or city buildingdepartment to determine what type ofpermit is required.
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Property Taxes
• Greenhouses taxed as real property
– Not plastic-covered
– Assessment formula takes into accountconstruction and concrete floor area
• Plastic-covered greenhouses taxed aspersonal property
• Benches and heating system taxed aspersonal property
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Property Tax Contact
Dept. of Local Government Finance
100 N. Senate Ave, N-1058(B)
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(317) 232-3777
Fax Number: (317) 232-8779
www.in.gov/dlgf/www.in.gov/dlgf/reassessment/approved_manuals/index.html
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Employees
• EPA Worker Protection Standard
• OSHA
• Migrant Worker Rules
• Labor Rules
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EPA Worker ProtectionStandard
• Applies if pesticide is used in agreenhouse, nursery, farm
• Post information, Train, Providedecontamination, Notify
• On-site employee training is availablefrom:
Transition Resources Corp.
Santiago Tijerina Phone: 317-547-1924
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EPA-WPS Contact
Office of the Indiana State ChemistBiochemistry Bldg.175 South University St.W. Lafayette, IN 47907-2063(765) 494-1492www.isco.purdue.edu
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EPA-WPS Information On-Line
How to Comply Manual (1992)
www-aes.tamu.edu/wps/epawps0.htm
Update for HTC (1997)http://agr.wa.gov/PestFert/Pesticides/WorkerProtection.htm
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OSHA
• Agricultural operations - rules apply if:
– 11 or more employees at one time
– temporary labor camp
– primarily a reseller of purchased products
• Agricultural operations - rules partlyapply if you have a side business
• Non-agricultural operations - rules applyif you have 1 employee
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OSHA Contacts
Indiana Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration
402 W. Washington St., Room W195Indianapolis, IN 46204(317) 232-2693Fax Number: (317) 233-3790www.state.in.us/labor
Purdue Ag. Safety Specialist: 765-496-2377
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Migrant and Seasonal Ag. WorkerProtection Act
and Indiana Ag. Labor Camps Law• Applies if
– More than 500 man-days in 3 months inprior calendar year
– House more than 5 adults (Indiana AgLabor Camps Law)
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Migrant and Seasonal Ag. WorkerProtection Act (MSAWPA)
and Indiana Ag. Labor Camps Law
• Housing
• Transportation
• Labor contractor registration
• Sanitation
• Employee right to know
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Labor Camp Contacts
Indiana State Department of Health2 North Meridian StreetIndianapolis, IN 46204(317) 233-1325Licenses Ag Labor Campswww.IN.gov/isdh/regsvcs/saneng/environmental_health/
environmental_health.htm
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MSAWPA Contacts
US Dept. of LaborESA Wage & Hour DivisionU.S. Courthouse46 E. Ohio StreetRoom 413Indianapolis, IN 46204(317) 226-6801www.dol.gov/dol/compliance/comp-msawpa.htmsummary of act: www.usda.gov/oce/oce/labor-affairs/mspasumm.htm
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Labor Rules
• Minimum wage (State, Federal)
• Minimum age (State, Federal)
• Employment forms (Federal)
• Taxes (State, Federal)
• Workers Compensation (State)
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Labor Rules Contacts
• US DOL (see above)Indiana Department of LaborIndiana Government Center South402 West Washington StreetRoom W195Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739( 317) 232-2378www.IN.gov/labor
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Transportation
• Exempt
– Farmer transporting own agriculturalproduct to market <150 mi.
– Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (G V W R)10,000 or less
• Non-exempt Commercial
– G V W R over 10,000 AND transportingproduct that you did not produce
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Transportation Contacts
US Dept. of TransportationFederal Highway Administration575 N. Pennsylvania St., Room 261Indianapolis, IN 46204-1576(317) 226-7474
www.fhwa.dot.gov/doingbiz.htm
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Resources
The Complete Federal and StateCompliance Guide for HoosierBusinesses by Fred Whitford
Purdue University Press, 2001
ISBN 1-55753-225-7www.btny.purdue.edu/ppp/CGB/ComplianceGuide.html
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Resources
Mid American Ag and Hort Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 182383
Columbus, OH 43218-2383
(614) 246-8286
www.midamservices.org/
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Resources
• Indiana Dept. Environmental Mgmt.
www.state.in.us/idem/guides/permit/index.html
• Your Insurance Company