(1) The nursery owner must have general educational knowledge regarding nurseries.
(2) Nursery owner/ licence holder of 1.0 hectare or more than 1.0 hectare shall be required to submit a certificate of training received from the Department of horticulture, any institute of Indian Council of Agricultural Research or State Agriculture/Horticulture Universities and it shall be recommended by the Department in respect of nursery management.
(3) The nursery owner must have minimum 0.20 hectare land or registered leased land for 30 years and licence shall not be granted for more than one crop for the fruit nursery of land of 0.20 hectare:
Provided that in hilly area the nursery owner must have minimum 0.10 hectare land.
(4) A mother block is must for establishment of fruit nursery.
(5) The licence shall be granted for the establishment of fruit nursery by keeping in the view the conditions for the soil, climate and fruit plant propogation.
Duration of Licence & its Renewal