1. (a) The Secretary shall develop, adopt, and implement a comprehensive nutria management plan to eradicate the species Myocastor coypu (nutria) from the State.
2. (b) In addition to any funding provided under § 10-308.1 of this title, the Department shall seek funding from federal, private, and other sources to implement fully the nutria management plan until nutria are eradicated from the State.

3. (c)

   1. (1) In accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the Secretary shall report annually to the General Assembly beginning July 1, 1995, and by July 1 each year thereafter until the nutria have been eradicated from the State.

   2. (2) The report shall include data on the implementation of the nutria management plan, including:

      1. (i) Expenditures and future funding needs;
      2. (ii) Nutria removed from the population;
      3. (iii) Results from specific efforts to remove nutria; and
      4. (iv) An assessment of the success of the plan.

Added by Acts 1994, c. 460, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994. Amended by Acts 1997, c. 635, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 636, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2021, c. 109, § 5.