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Per NJNLA – Green Industry Updates njnla.director@gmail.com
“Invasive Species Bill Progresses out of Committee – For the past year, the NJ Nursery & Landscape
Association has been advocating for the nursery and landscape industries with respect to a bill that
proposes to ban the propagation, sale, export or import of a select group of plants that are widely
considered to be invasive. Similar legislation has already been enacted in neighboring states, and
throughout the country.
The bill also creates an Invasive Species Council, which will be responsible for making recommendations
on future regulated plants. In cooperation with other organizations and stakeholders, the NJNLA
testified in favor of an amended version of the bill; one that provides additional representation
from the industry and designates the NJ Department of Agriculture to be the primary agency
tasked with rulemaking and regulation. This bill has now passed out of the Senate Environment &
Energy Committee and will now need to pass both houses (Senate and Assembly) before going to the
Governor’s desk.
View the Amended Invasive Species Bill s2186 at http://tinyurl.com/5x6rw2ar.