Sec. 575.6. Conditions governing regulated invasive species

(a) A regulated invasive species that is sold or offered for sale in New York State shall have attached in a conspicuous place on the container used to display the regulated invasive species, and where no container is used on the species itself, a label with the words Invasive Species-Harmful to the Environment in at least 14 point bold type. Where it is impracticable to display a label, written notice shall be provided upon sale to the purchaser. The label or written notice shall be of a design prescribed by the Department of Agriculture and Markets with the approval of the department and shall offer alternative non-invasive species and provide instructions for the care or tending of the invasive species to prevent their spread in the State or the introduction into a free-living state.

(b) Before supplying or planting a regulated invasive species as part of a landscape service in the State, a person shall give written notice to the customer that the invasive species is harmful to the environment. Such notice shall include the common and scientific names of the invasive species immediately followed by the words “Invasive species-Harmful to the Environment” in no less than 14 point bold type. The notice shall offer alternative non-invasive species and shall provide instructions for the care or tending of the invasive species to prevent their spread in the State or the introduction into a free-living state.

(c) No person selling or offering for sale a regulated species shall conceal, detach, alter, deface, or destroy any label, sign, or notice required under this section.

(d) Any person who purchases a regulated invasive species shall be required to follow any instructions required by this section and maintain the required instructions until the regulated invasive species is disposed of in a manner that renders it non-living and non-viable.