Article 4. Nursery Stock Certificates And Shipping Permits of California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 4. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.

The director may issue regulations which will govern the issuance and form of nursery stock certificates and shipping permits and their use on shipments of nursery stock, to insure the relative freedom from pests of all nursery stock which is produced or sold within the state, and which will evidence compliance with the following:
  (a) The inspections and standards of cleanliness in Article 1 (commencing with Section 6901).
  (b) The nursery stock grades and standards in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 53301).
  (c) Any other law, or lawful order which is issued by the director or the commissioner, relating to the production or sale of nursery stock within the state, or any shipment thereof except where a specific certificate or permit is required by any quarantine regulation which is issued pursuant to Sections 5301, 5302, or 5322.

The commissioner may issue and authorize the use of nursery stock certificates as provided for in this article.

The commissioner may revoke or suspend the right to use any nursery stock certificate or shipping permit which is issued to any person that fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 53301), or any regulation issued pursuant thereto.

It is unlawful for any person, whose right to use any nursery stock certificate or shipping permit has been revoked or suspended, to refuse to surrender to the commissioner, upon demand, any unused certificate or shipping permit.