These regulations establish a science-based status assessment protocol to determine the harm and impact caused by invasive plants, including an approval procedure for activities involving invasive plant species that cause or are likely to cause severe harm and administrative orders that the Secretary may issue to enforce these regulations.

Authority: Agriculture Article, §§2-103(b) and 9.5-301, Annotated Code of Maryland

53:3 25-186-E (Regulations .01 — .06) EMERGENCY ACTION IN EFFECT 1/15/2026 — 7/14/2026

Effective date: January 21, 2013 (40:1 Md. R. 21)

Chapter revised effective April 11, 2016 (43:7 Md. R. 452)

Regulation .01 amended as an emergency provision effective January 15, 2026 (53:3 Md. R. 120)

Regulation .02B amended as an emergency provision effective January 15, 2026 (53:3 Md. R. 120)

Regulation .03 amended as an emergency provision effective January 15, 2026 (53:3 Md. R. 120)

Regulation .04A, C, D amended as an emergency provision effective January 15, 2026 (53:3 Md. R. 120)

Regulation .05A amended as an emergency provision effective January 15, 2026 (53:3 Md. R. 120)

Regulation .06 amended effective February 13, 2017 (44:3 Md. R. 189)

Regulation .06 amended as an emergency provision effective January 15, 2026 (53:3 Md. R. 120)

Regulation .06A, C amended effective April 23, 2018 (45:8 Md. R. 422)

Regulation .06C amended effective March 23, 2020 (47:6 Md. R. 342)

Regulation .07 repealed as an emergency provision effective January 15, 2026 (53:3 Md. R. 120)