Regulations and Laws Relating to Greenhouses

Presented by: Liz Maynard, Purdue University

Indiana Horticultural Congress, January 26, 2004

Nursery Dealers License

• Required if you grow or buy nursery stock for resale or shipping in Indiana.

• Nursery stock is: hardy perennial or biennial ... plants or plant parts capable of propagation.  NOT corms, tubers, field vegetables, or flower seeds.

• Nurseries that grow stock to salable size must be inspected and certified.

• Nursery Dealer License: $50/ calendar year. Certified Nurseries may purchase a License for $20/ year in addition to their certification fee.

Certification of Nursery Stock

• Required for all nursery stock sold or shipped into Indiana

• Annual inspection

• Greenhouses shipping out of state shall request inspection to comply with other states’ rules

– state certificate

– phytosanitary certificate

Regulated Species

• Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)is banned from sale in Indiana

• Ban includes other plants of the genus Lythrum

Nursery License and Certification Contacts

Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources

Division of Entomology and Plant Pathology

402 W. Washington St., Room W290

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2212

(317) 232-4120

www.IN.gov/dnr/entomolo/programs

Registered Retail Merchant’s Certificate

• Applies: If you are selling flowers, shrubs, trees

• Register with Indiana Dept. of Revenue $25 fee

• Collect sales tax: 6%

Sales Tax Contacts

Department of Revenue

100 N Senate Ave.

Indianapolis, IN  46204

Sales Tax Phone - (317) 233-4015

www.in.gov/dor/

See also the IDNR web-site for Nursery Dealers, it has links to tax information

Pesticide Consulting Registry

• Applies if you sell general-use pesticides AND offer advice on how to use them

• Exemptions:

– Certified & licensed applicator on-site

– Pesticide business license

– Restricted-use pesticide dealer registration

• Register with OISC, $30/year

Pesticide Consulting Registry

• Register employees with OISC

• Train employees

• Post notice to employees

• Post notice to public

Related material:
PPP 62 Offering Sound Pest Management Advice to the Public www.btny.purdue.edu/PPP/PPP_pubs.html

Pesticide License

• Required if restricted pesticides will be applied

• Private applicator license, for application at your own or your employer’s business

• Commercial applicator license if spraying for hire

Contacts for Pesticide Rules

Office of the Indiana State Chemist

Biochemistry Bldg.

175 South University St.

W. Lafayette, IN 47907-2063

(765) 494-1492

www.isco.purdue.edu

Educational Materials: Purdue Pesticide Programs www.btny.purdue.edu/ppp/

Zoning

• Check with county or city Planning and Zoning Commission

Building Codes

• Check with your county or city building department to determine what type of permit is required.

Property Taxes

• Greenhouses taxed as real property

– Not plastic-covered

– Assessment formula takes into account construction and concrete floor area

• Plastic-covered greenhouses taxed as personal property

• Benches and heating system taxed as personal property

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

EPA Worker Protection Standard

• Applies if pesticide is used in a greenhouse, nursery, farm

• Post information, Train, Provide decontamination, Notify

• On-site employee training is available from:

Transition Resources Corp.

Santiago Tijerina Phone: 317-547-1924

EPA-WPS Contact

Office of the Indiana State Chemist

Biochemistry Bldg.

175 South University St.

W. Lafayette, IN 47907-2063

(765) 494-1492

www.isco.purdue.edu

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

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 partly apply if you have a side business

• Non-agricultural operations - rules apply if you have 1 employee

OSHA Contacts

Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration

402 W. Washington St., Room W195

Indianapolis, IN 46204

(317) 232-2693

Fax Number: (317) 233-3790

www.state.in.us/labor

Purdue Ag. Safety Specialist: 765-496-2377

Migrant and Seasonal Ag. Worker Protection Act
and Indiana Ag. Labor Camps Law

• Applies if

– More than 500 man-days in 3 months in prior calendar year

– House more than 5 adults (Indiana Ag Labor Camps Law)

Migrant and Seasonal Ag. Worker Protection Act (MSAWPA)
and Indiana Ag. Labor Camps Law

• Housing

• Transportation

• Labor contractor registration

• Sanitation

• Employee right to know

Labor Camp Contacts

Indiana State Department of Health

2 North Meridian Street

Indianapolis, IN 46204

(317) 233-1325

Licenses Ag Labor Camps

www.IN.gov/isdh/regsvcs/saneng/environmental_health/environmental_health.htm

MSAWPA Contacts

US Dept. of Labor

ESA Wage & Hour Division

U.S. Courthouse

46 E. Ohio Street

Room 413

Indianapolis, IN 46204

(317) 226-6801

www.dol.gov/dol/compliance/comp-msawpa.htm

summary of act: www.usda.gov/oce/oce/labor-affairs/mspasumm.htm

Labor Rules

• Minimum wage (State, Federal)

• Minimum age (State, Federal)

• Employment forms (Federal)

• Taxes (State, Federal)

• Workers Compensation (State)

Labor Rules Contacts

• US DOL (see above)

Indiana Department of Labor

Indiana Government Center South

402 West Washington Street

Room W195

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739

( 317) 232-2378

www.IN.gov/labor

Transportation

• Exempt

– Farmer transporting own agricultural product 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 transporting product that you did not produce

Transportation Contacts

US Dept. of Transportation

Federal Highway Administration

575 N. Pennsylvania St., Room 261

Indianapolis, IN 46204-1576

(317) 226-7474

www.fhwa.dot.gov/doingbiz.htm

Resources

The Complete Federal and State Compliance Guide for Hoosier Businesses by Fred Whitford

Purdue University Press, 2001

ISBN 1-55753-225-7

www.btny.purdue.edu/ppp/CGB/ComplianceGuide.html

Mid American Ag and Hort Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 182383

Columbus, OH 43218-2383

(614) 246-8286

www.midamservices.org/

• Indiana Dept. Environmental Mgmt.

www.state.in.us/idem/guides/permit/index.html

• Your Insurance Company