Can I Bring My Plants? One plant, every state
Moving soil and compost across state lines
Loose soil, used potting mix, compost and bulk mulch.
loose soil, used potting mix, compost, bulk mulch
Which states restrict soil and compost?
Tap a state for its rule
- Fine
- Conditional
- Approval required
- Not allowed
- No data
Every state
- Alabama Fine
- Alaska No data
- Arizona Conditional
- Arkansas No data
- California Conditional
- Colorado Conditional
- Connecticut No data
- Delaware Fine
- District of Columbia Fine
- Florida No data
- Georgia No data
- Hawaii No data
- Idaho Conditional
- Illinois Fine
- Indiana No data
- Iowa No data
- Kansas Conditional
- Kentucky No data
- Louisiana No data
- Maine No data
- Maryland No data
- Massachusetts No data
- Michigan No data
- Minnesota No data
- Mississippi No data
- Missouri No data
- Montana Conditional
- Nebraska Fine
- Nevada Conditional
- New Hampshire No data
- New Jersey No data
- New Mexico Conditional
- New York No data
- North Carolina No data
- North Dakota No data
- Ohio No data
- Oklahoma Conditional
- Oregon Conditional
- Pennsylvania No data
- Rhode Island No data
- South Carolina No data
- South Dakota Conditional
- Tennessee Conditional
- Texas Fine
- Utah Conditional
- Vermont No data
- Virginia No data
- Washington Conditional
- West Virginia No data
- Wisconsin No data
- Wyoming Conditional
Why soil and compost can be different
Loose soil, used potting mix, compost and bulk mulch.
- Applesnail
- Imported fire ant
- Japanese beetle
Strictest destinations
Checked Oct 2026 against state agriculture departments and USDA APHIS.