1. A. The Secretary shall determine whether an invasive plant qualifies as a prohibited invasive plant or a plant for the Watch List based on the following protocol. An expert assessor shall complete a plant status assessment based on the NatureServe’s 2004 protocol (an invasive species assessment protocol: evaluating non-native plants for their impact on biodiversity. Version 1.)
2. B. Assessments completed by an expert assessor shall be reviewed and approved by the Invasive Plant Advisory Committee.

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Regulation .07 repealed as an emergency provision effective January 15, 2026 (53:3 Md.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