17 Pa. Code § 45.65 - Transaction records
(a) The holder
of a commercial license issued under this subchapter shall maintain transaction
records. The transaction records shall include the following information
regarding Pennsylvania Vulnerable plant activities:
(1) The names and addresses of persons from
whom the licensee purchased or otherwise acquired the Pennsylvania Vulnerable
plants, and the dates of purchase or acquisition.
(2) The names and addresses of persons to
whom Pennsylvania Vulnerable plants were deposited, traded, sold, transferred,
bartered, exported or otherwise disposed of, and the dates upon which these
activities occurred.
(3) The
scientific and common names of the plants.
(4) The county of origin of the
plants.
(5) A description of the
form of the plants-for example, whole plant, root, seeds, green or
dry.
(6) The year of harvest of the
plants.
(7) The weight, destination
and date of export for each shipment of the plants that are exported.
(8) A statement of whether the plants are
wild or cultivated.
(9) The weight
in pounds and ounces and estimated number of the plants per transaction. For
the purposes of evaluating the number of ginseng plants per transaction, the
estimated number of ginseng plants will be determined by taking a sample from
each transaction of the number of ginseng roots in 1 pound.
(10) Other information the Department may
require.
(b) The holder
of a commercial license shall keep transaction records required to be
maintained by this subchapter for 5 years after the occurrence of the
transactions to which the records relate. The records shall be made available
to the Department upon request.
(c)
The holder of a commercial license to deal in ginseng shall submit a dealer
quarterly report relating to transaction records, on forms provided by the
Department within 15 days of the end of each quarter of the calendar year. This
dealer report shall be submitted to the Department and shall contain the
following information for the quarter:
(1) The
date of the report.
(2) The quarter
in which transactions occurred.
(3)
The name, address and phone number of the licensee.
(4) The license number and date
issued.
(5) The weight in pounds
and ounces of wild ginseng purchased or otherwise acquired from harvesters, by
county of harvest, and a statement of whether the roots were green or
dried.
(6) The average price per
pound paid for wild ginseng.
(7)
The weight in pounds and ounces of cultivated ginseng purchased or otherwise
acquired from growers, by county of harvest, and a statement of whether the
roots were green or dried.
(8) The
average price per pound for cultivated ginseng.
(9) The weight in pounds and ounces of
ginseng purchased or otherwise acquired from other licensees, and a statement
of whether the purchased or acquired ginseng was wild or cultivated and if
roots were green or dried.
(10) The
number of pounds and ounces of wild ginseng and of cultivated ginseng in the
licensee's possession on the reporting date.
(11) The weight in pounds and ounces of
ginseng sold, traded or bartered, whether the ginseng was wild or cultivated
and if roots were dried or green.
(12) The identification number of State
certificates used to ship ginseng from this Commonwealth.
(13) Other information the Department may
require.
(d) The holder
of a commercial license to buy and sell ginseng shall submit an annual dealer
report for the prior calendar year. The annual dealer report shall be completed
on forms supplied by the Department and shall contain the information required
in subsection (c) compiled for the previous calendar year. The report shall be
submitted annually for the prior calendar year to the Department within 15 days
of the beginning of the calendar year.
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