25 Pa. Code § 88.211 – Vegetation: introduced species.

The use of introduced species in the vegetation process may be approved by the Department under the following conditions:

(1) The species have been proven acceptable through field trials to be capable of providing permanent vegetation and are desirable and necessary to achieve the approved postmining land use.
(2) The species are necessary to achieve a quick, temporary and stabilizing cover that aids in controlling erosion; the species shall be compatible with the plant and animal species of the region; and the species meet the requirements of applicable State and Federal seed or introduced species statutes and are not poisonous or noxious.

The provisions of this § 88.211 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789, effective July 31, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382.

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 88.185 (relating to nutrients and soil amendments).