The State of Alabama does not regulate the harvesting of wild mushrooms but until recently, prohibited the selling of wild harvested mushrooms. If you desire to sell harvested wild mushrooms, please contact the Alabama Department of Public Health. For additional information, follow this link, https://www.sweetgrownalabama.org/posts/2021/10/28/alabama-has-a-new-industry-wild-harvested-mushrooms

Plants that are on the Noxious Weed list, or are sourced from a quarantined area, are prohibited from being grown, cultivated, imported, or propagated in any way. Exemptions are rarely only granted to university researchers. Contact the Plant Protection Division if you have questions.

Certification for Hemp is through the Hemp program in the Department of Agriculture. Licensing for Medical Cannabis is through the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission. A nursery certificate is only required if you will be selling live hemp plants, not oil or fiber. Once you have been approved for cultivation, you must obtain a Nursery Growers certification, be inspected annually, and pay the required fee.

The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries does not currently certify Organic Gardeners. However, the USDA does offer a certification for Organic Producers. Growers interested in this may contact the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service for information on how to participate in this program. https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/crop-production/organic-crop-production/

The Plant Protection Division of ADAI tries to be sure that all plant sellers in Alabama comply with state nursery laws. If you know of a business that is not registered, please report them to Plant Protection so that we may bring them into compliance.