Nursery stock infested or infected with a dangerously injurious plant pest (See Regulation .12A) may be marked with a stop- sale tag indicating that it may not be sold or distributed. The owner, tenant, or person in charge of the property where nursery stock covered by a stop-sale notice is located shall be given written notice of the stop-sale action. A person may not sell, offer for sale, use, dispose of, or in any way destroy nursery stock covered by a stop-sale notice, or detach, alter, or destroy any attached tag without the Department's written authorization. Nursery stock covered by a stop-sale notice shall be treated or destroyed as specified by the Department.