A psychiatric evaluation can also be the first step in receiving long-term treatment and an accurate diagnosis. The decision to invoke a court order should not be taken lightly. The use of a court order for a psychiatric evaluation, fundamentally removes an individualâs right to consent to treatment.
The Park Service prohibits taking ginseng from Smoky Mountains park, but it does allow limited harvesting, with a permit, in the Nantahala and Pisgah national forests of North Carolina. To enforce the ban here, rangers use infrared and motion surveillance cameras.
A person who has a valid wild ginseng harvest license may harvest wild ginseng on private lands or public lands not owned by the state only with the permission of the land owner or public land manager. A harvest license is valid for the taking of wild ginseng beginning September 1 and ending November 1.