Section 167. Access to premises; quarantines; rules and regulations

1. The
  commissioner  or  his  representatives  shall  have  full  access to all
  premises, places, farms, buildings,  vehicles,  airplanes,  vessels  and
  cars  for  the  purpose of enforcing the provisions of this article. The
  commissioner or his representatives may examine  trees,  shrubs,  plants
  and vines, soil, or host plants or any other material which are infested
  or  infected  or  susceptible  to  infestation or infection by injurious
  insects or plant diseases, or contaminated by noxious weed. He  or  they
  may  open any package or other container, the contents of which may have
  been so infested or infected or contaminated with noxious weed or  which
  have  been  exposed  to such infestation, infection or contamination. It
  shall be unlawful to hinder or defeat  such  access  or  examination  by
  misrepresentation, concealment of facts or conditions, or otherwise.
    2.  The  commissioner  is hereby authorized to make, issue, promulgate
  and enforce such orders, by way of quarantines or otherwise, as  he  may
  deem necessary or fitting to carry out the purposes of this article.
    3.   The   commissioner  may  adopt  and  promulgate  such  rules  and
  regulations to supplement and give full effect to the provisions of this
  article as he may deem necessary including,  but  not  limited  to,  the
  designation of any plant as a noxious weed.
    4.  Non-resident  nursery growers or dealers, or other persons, firms,
  partnerships, associations or corporations desiring  to  solicit  orders
  for  nursery  stock  in this state shall upon filing a certified copy of
  their valid state certificate or registration with the commissioner, pay
  to  the   commissioner   an   annual   fee   of   twenty-five   dollars.
  Notwithstanding  such  filing and fee requirements, the commissioner may
  enter into reciprocal agreements with the responsible officers of  other
  states,  under  which  agreements the commissioner may accept such other
  states'  certified  directories  of  persons,  firms,  associations  and
  corporations  registered to sell nursery stock, in lieu of requiring the
  filing of certified copies of individual registrations  by  the  nursery
  growers of such states and under which nursery stock owned or handled by
  nursery  growers  of  such states may be sold or delivered in this state
  without the payment of  a  New  York  non-resident  fee,  provided  like
  privileges  are  accorded  to  New  York  nursery  growers in such other
  states. Upon satisfying the commissioner of such registration in another
  state and upon payment of the non-resident fee or the waiver of such fee
  as provided in this section, such person, firm, partnership, association
  or corporation shall be authorized to solicit orders for  nursery  stock
  in this state.