Any time a plant crosses a state line, to be shipped legally, it must be shipped from a licensed and inspected plant nursery. You can have a licensed and inspected plant nursery without having a business license....these are two different things. So to legally ship to another state, even if you only ship a few plants a year as a hobby or even as a gift to someone, you must have your garden inspected and licensed to comply with federal regulations. Fees for the inspection vary from state to state and they will issue a license certificate that must accompany your shipment. Your inspector will alert you to any pests and diseases present in your garden including insects that are present in your soil such as nematodes. Some states actually check the Lily Auction to see if someone is selling from a garden that isn't licensed and inspected. So you should take the inspection process seriously as fines are involved.
