455A.13  State nurseries.
  1.  The department of natural resources shall annually review market conditions and the expenditures and revenues of the state forest nurseries, and establish minimum ordering quantities and a range of prices for plant material grown at the state forest nurseries to cover all expenses related to the growing of the plants. The department is authorized to sell plant material in other states. The department is authorized to sell barerooted plants to private nurseries for resale.
  2.  The department shall develop programs to encourage the wise management and preservation of existing woodlands and shall continue its efforts to encourage forestation and reforestation on private and public lands in the state.
  3.  The department shall encourage a cooperative relationship between the state forest nurseries and private nurseries in the state in order to achieve these goals.
97 Acts, ch 213, §27; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §126; 2017 Acts, ch 55, §1