Establishes a New York native plants designation; repealer

New York labels qualifying native plants

The law creates a native plant designation run by New York's agriculture department with its environmental conservation department. Standards require input from certification groups, academics, nursery growers, and nursery dealers. A two-part list separates non-invasive New York native plants expected to maintain their range or adapt to climate change from non-invasive U.S. natives expected to move into New York and the Northeast. Qualifying plants also include seeds and plant parts used to grow native plants with varied species and genetic traits. The program offers seals for qualifying plants grown in New York and marketed by registered nursery growers or dealers. It provides educational materials for consumers, growers, garden centers, schools, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and agricultural groups. The law also repeals an earlier agriculture-law provision; the supplied text does not explain its effects. The timing amendment takes effect immediately. The designation and repeal take effect with the related 2025 law, one year after that law became law.