25 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 13, § 001
"Act" shall mean the Plant Protection and Plant Pest Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 2-1072 to 2-10,117.
Balled and burlapped shall mean nursery stock which has been removed from the growing site with a ball of soil, containing a portion of the undisturbed root system, left intact and encased in burlap or other similar material to hold the soil in place. This shall also include nursery stock which has been removed from the growing site by a mechanical digger, containing the root system, left intact but not necessarily encased in burlap or other similar material.
Balled and potted shall mean nursery stock which has been removed from the growing site with a ball of soil, containing the root system, left intact and placed in a container other than listed in 25 NAC 13-001.03.
Bare root shall mean nursery stock which has been removed from the growing site with the root system substantially free of soil.
Bench balled shall mean nursery stock which has been removed from the growing site with the root system substantially free of soil, then packaged in soil or growing medium to form a ball, and wrapped in burlap or similar material to hold the contents in place.
Container grown shall mean nursery stock which has been planted in a container with the root system in soil or other growing medium capable of sustaining normal plant growth. The nursery stock has become established in the container and exhibits a well-rooted condition as evidenced by the medium ball remaining intact when removed from said container.
Etiolated growth shall mean plant growth which is bleached or whitened and elongated usually as the result of the exclusion of light.
Greenhouse plants shall mean plants grown in an enclosed environment and the growing medium has been processed to exclude indigenous plant pests.
Noxious weeds shall mean those plants designated by the Director as noxious weeds pursuant to the Nebraska Noxious Weed Control Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 2-945.01 to 2-968.
Packaged shall mean bare root nursery stock packed with the roots in moisture retaining material which is wrapped and sealed in plastic or other material to hold the contents in place.
Phytosanitary or export certificate shall mean federal Phytosanitary Certificate, State Phytosanitary Certificate, Export Certificate, Processed Plant Products Certificate, Phytosanitary Certificate for Reexport, or any other similar documents as they may apply.
Phytosanitary inspection shall mean inspecting, traveling to do inspections, sampling, transporting samples, surveying, trapping, reviewing labeling and records, and any other work performed in preparation for a phytosanitary or export certificate, a compliance agreement, or maintaining a compliance agreement, or any other similar document, whether or not a phytosanitary or export certificate is actually issued or a compliance agreement is actually entered into.
Potted shall mean nursery stock which has been planted in a container with the roots in soil or other growing medium which has not become established as described in 25 NAC 13-001.07.
Recognized authorizing agency shall mean an agency whose laws, regulations, and inspection, certification and licensing program and standards are essentially equivalent to, and meet the requirements of the Plant Protection and Plant Pest Act, the regulations adopted and promulgated under it, and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture's inspection program.
Soil shall mean that material occupying or originating from the outermost part of the earth's crust.
Viability shall mean capable of germination or living and developing under normal growing conditions into a plant which would be typical in height, spread, caliper, dimension, condition, quality and age of plant of that species.
Weed shall mean any plant species other than the plant species as labeled.
25 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 13, § 001