Tennessee Ginseng licensing arose
out of the Ginseng
Dealer Registration Act of 1983, and the Ginseng
Harvest Season Act of 1985. Through the Ginseng Dealer and Ginseng
Harvest Season Acts, this program regulates Tennessee’s multi-million
dollars per year ginseng industry pursuant to the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora of 1973 (CITES). The
Division permits about 50 ginseng dealers annually and certifies an average
of 15,500 pounds of wild ginseng root per year for export. The purpose
of this program is to monitor the harvest level of wild ginseng to ensure
that its commercial exploitation does not cause it to become endangered,
and to provide technical assistance to the State’s ginseng dealers
and cultivators. For information on the laws and regulations of the Tennessee
Ginseng Licensing and how to obtain a Ginseng
Dealer's Permit, see the Environmental Permitting Handbook.
Additional Resource Links:
Tennessee Division of Forestry, American Ginseng Technical Bulletin 15
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, CITES Information
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ginseng Information
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, CITES Export Permit Application
USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, General Permit Application
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Exporting Goldenseal (hydrastis Canadensis)
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Ginseng Production Guide
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Care and Planting of Ginseng Seed and Roots
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Ginseng Disease Control
West Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, Woods-Grown Ginseng
Contact:
Andrea Bishop
Conservation Biologist
(615) 741-9141
[email protected]
