USA Today: Dozens of Floridians are being arrested for selling saw palmetto berries, known for their healing properties
If you live in Florida and want to pick some saw palmetto berries to sell at the farmer’s market, listen up. You now must have a permit to pick them. It is now a misdemeanor to harvest the berries without a permit, even on your own land, if you plan to sell or transport or them. The decision came last August after the state Endangered Plant Advisory Council added the plant to the Department of Agriculture’s commercially exploited plant list, which, defined by state law are: ..species native to the state which are subject to being removed in significant...
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