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Collecting, Labeling and Selling Certain Wildflowers
License Description Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)

Restrictions on collecting

No person shall distribute any species of orchids (Orchidaceae), any gentian (Gentiana), arbutus (Epigaea repens), lilies (Lilium species), coneflowers (Echinacea species), bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum), any species of trillium (Trillium species), or lotus (Nelumbo lutea), which have been collected in any manner from any public or private property without the written permission of the property owner and written authorization from the commissioner.


Collection without sale

Wildflower collection from public or private land for the purpose of transplanting the plants to a person's private property and not offering for immediate sale, requires the written permission from the property owner of the land on which the wildflowers are growing.


Collection with intent to sell or distribute wildflowers

   (a) The wildflowers listed above may be offered for immediate sale only if the plants are to be used for scientific or
         herbarium purposes.

   (b) The wildflowers listed above must not be collected and sold commercially unless the plants are:

        (1) growing naturally, collected, and cultivated on the collector's property; or

        (2) collected through the process described in Collection without sale and transplanted and cultivated on the
             collector's property.

   (c) The collector must obtain a written permit from the commissioner before the plants may be offered for commercial sale.

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Licensing Agency
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Dairy and Food Inspection Division
90 West Plato Boulevard
St. Paul, MN 55107
(651) 297 2200
Active Status Active
Continuing Education No continuing education requirement to maintain license
License Type Stand-alone license
License Updated 10/13/2021
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