The purpose of these regulations is to implement Natural Resources Article, §§5-401—5-406, Annotated Code of Maryland, to ensure the proper care of roadside trees in the interest of promoting and maintaining healthy trees and safe, unobstructed, and aesthetically pleasing public roads and rights-of-way.

Authority: Natural Resources Article, §§5-209 and 5-406, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: March 16, 1977 (4:6 Md. R. 505)

Chapter revised effective February 9, 1979 (6:3 Md. R. 149)

Regulation .06A amended effective June 27, 1980 (7:13 Md. R. 1277); September 1, 1980 (7:17 Md. R. 1669); July 5, 1982 (9:13 Md. R. 1350); June 30, 1986 (13:13 Md. R. 1490); March 20, 1989 (16:5 Md. R. 627); September 2, 1991 (18:17 Md. R. 1918)

Regulation .07A amended effective July 5, 1982 (9:13 Md. R. 1350)

Regulation .07A, C amended effective October 22, 1984 (11:21 Md. R. 1810)

Regulations .02—.09 repealed and new Regulations .02—.09 adopted effective January 31, 1994 (21:2 Md. R. 97)

Regulation .02B amended effective July 5, 2004 (31:13 Md. R. 993); March 23, 2009 (36:6 Md. R. 489); February 15, 2016 (43:3 Md. R. 271)

Regulation .02-1 adopted effective July 5, 2004 (31:13 Md. R. 993)

Regulation .02-1B amended effective September 26, 2005 (32:19 Md. R. 1588); February 15, 2016 (43:3 Md. R. 271)

Regulation .05 amended effective September 26, 2005 (32:19 Md. R. 1588)

Regulation .06A amended effective July 5, 2004 (31:13 Md. R. 993)

Regulation .09B amended effective July 5, 2004 (31:13 Md. R. 993)