What is the Tree Care Registry?
The Tree Care Registry is a result of the 2002 gypsy moth outbreak near Lake Harriet in Minneapolis. At that time, there was no effective way to contact tree care providers about the outbreak: where gypsy moths were being found, what tree care providers should look for, how to report a possible gypsy moth find, or communicating regulations governing the movement of tree trimmings. The result was that the legislature created this registry as part of the Plant Protection and Export Certification Law, Minnesota Statutes Chapter 18G.07, and directed the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) to maintain it. See statutory language at the end of this brochure.
Who must register?
Companies and people that provide tree care or tree trimming services and/or who remove trees, limbs, branches, brush or shrubs for hire. This includes public, private, and governmental entities. Only one registration is required for each company:
multiple company locations can be listed on the registration.
Why must tree care providers register?
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 18G.07
requires companies and persons conducting tree care activities to be registered with the commissioner. Not registering may subject you to penalty. By registering, the MDA can quickly notify them of new tree pests and disease information as well as regulations that may impact the way one does business. Providers are part of the “Green Industry” which historically has been among the first to find exotic tree pests. Serious exotic forest pests such as gypsy moth, emerald ash borer, and Asian long-horned beetles are inadvertently spread by movement of infested wood, branches, logs and brush across the United States, sometimes unknowingly by tree care companies.
The Tree Care Registry is a result of the 2002 gypsy moth outbreak near Lake Harriet in Minneapolis. At that time, there was no effective way to contact tree care providers about the outbreak: where gypsy moths were being found, what tree care providers should look for, how to report a possible gypsy moth find, or communicating regulations governing the movement of tree trimmings. The result was that the legislature created this registry as part of the Plant Protection and Export Certification Law, Minnesota Statutes Chapter 18G.07, and directed the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) to maintain it. See statutory language at the end of this brochure.
Who must register?
Companies and people that provide tree care or tree trimming services and/or who remove trees, limbs, branches, brush or shrubs for hire. This includes public, private, and governmental entities. Only one registration is required for each company:
multiple company locations can be listed on the registration.
Why must tree care providers register?
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 18G.07
requires companies and persons conducting tree care activities to be registered with the commissioner. Not registering may subject you to penalty. By registering, the MDA can quickly notify them of new tree pests and disease information as well as regulations that may impact the way one does business. Providers are part of the “Green Industry” which historically has been among the first to find exotic tree pests. Serious exotic forest pests such as gypsy moth, emerald ash borer, and Asian long-horned beetles are inadvertently spread by movement of infested wood, branches, logs and brush across the United States, sometimes unknowingly by tree care companies.