All companies and people that provide tree care or tree trimming services and/or who remove trees, limbs, branches, brush or shrubs for hire must register
Minnesota has 570 registrants who benefit from being on the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) website. When a company or individual registers, the registrant becomes identified to the public, and potential customers, as an officially registered tree care firm. Information about real and suspected exotic tree pest introductions in Minnesota and instruction as to what their role will be is sent to registrants. Registrants also receive occasional mailings of educational materials related to invasive species.
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.
It should be noted that all companies and people who provide tree care or tree trimming services and/or remove trees, limbs, branches, brush or shrubs for hire must be registered with the state under the Plant Protection and Export Certification Law, Minnesota Statutes Chapter 18G.07.
For more information regarding tree care registry, please go to
MDA's tree care registry page.
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