Section 119.5. Labeling stock

(a) The Pennsylvania Plant Pest Act (3 P. S. § 214-14) requires that tags or posters containing a printed copy of the certificate of the nurseryman making the original sale shall be attached to all of the following:

(1) Wholesale lots.

(2) Lots to be forwarded by common carrier.

(3) Lots to be moved over state lines.

(b) Nursery stock exposed or offered for sale by retailers may not be required to carry a certification tag.

(c) Certificates received from the wholesaler, together with invoices governing the purchase of the lot of nursery stock, shall be kept available by the retailer for examination by the Department for at least one year.

(d) Retailers shall be required to display their certificates at each place of business.

(e) The tag or poster which shall accompany lots of nursery stock, as required in subsections (a) and (b), shall contain in printing an exact copy of the valid nursery certificate. Additions or erasures (including dates) shall constitute alterations of the tag or poster.