The purpose of this chapter is to control the importation, possession, propagation, transport, purchase, sale, or introduction into State waters of certain nonnative aquatic organisms that if accidentally or deliberately introduced into or further spread in the waters of the State would alter and threaten to harm the ecosystem, the abundance and diversity of native or naturalized aquatic organisms, or the productivity of State waters.

Authority: Natural Resources Article, §§4-205.1 and 4-816, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01, .02 adopted as an emergency provision effective November 23, 2004 (31:25 Md. R. 1788); adopted permanently effective January 6, 2005 (31:26 Md. R. 1861)

Regulations .01 and .02 repealed and new Regulations .01—.06 adopted effective November 6, 2006 (33:22 Md. R. 1731)

Regulation .02B amended effective November 3, 2008 (35:22 Md. R. 1956); February 6, 2012 (39:2 Md. R. 140)

Regulation .04 amended effective March 21, 2011 (38:6 Md. R. 394)

Regulation .04A amended effective September 24, 2007 (34:19 Md. R. 1649); August 24, 2009 (36:17 Md. R. 1312); October 28, 2013 (40:21 Md. R. 1774); March 22, 2021 (48:6 Md. R. 237)

Regulation .04B amended effective August 24, 2009 (36:17 Md. R. 1312); October 17, 2011 (38:21 Md. R. 1276)

Regulation .06 amended effective September 29, 2014 (41:19 Md. R. 1076)

Regulation .06D amended effective July 15, 2019 (46:14 Md. R. 621)

Regulation .06E adopted as an emergency provision effective July 16, 2009 (35:17 Md. R. 1309); adopted permanently effective September 21, 2009 (36:19 Md. R. 1435)

Regulation .06E amended effective October 28, 2013 (40:21 Md. R. 1774)

Regulation .07 adopted effective March 21, 2011 (38:6 Md. R. 394)

Regulation .08 adopted effective October 17, 2011 (38:21 Md. R. 1276)

Regulation .08 repealed effective March 22, 2021 (48:6 Md. R. 237)