Maryland

• Administrative Code and Statutes
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Administrative Code and Statutes

• Maryland Rules and Code - State Laws and Regulations
  
  
• Maryland Statutes (select Maryland Code)
  • Agriculture
    • Pesticide and Pest Control (Title 5)
      • Plant Disease Control (5-304)
      • Pest Control Compact (5-701 et seq.)
    • Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds (Title 9)
      • Weed Control (9-401 et seq.)
      • Multiflora Rose Management (9-701 et seq.)
  • Natural Resources
    • Waters (Title 8)
      • Phragmites Management and Control (8-2101 et seq.)
    • Wildlife (Title 10)
      • Nutria Management Plan (10-202.1)
      • Mute Swans (10-211)

Other State Legal Resources

• Department of Agriculture
  • Maryland Noxious Weed I.D. (PDF | 500 KB)
  • Plants/Pests
  • Quarantine Order to Prevent the Spread of Emerald Ash Borer in Maryland (Aug 26, 2008; PDF | 101 KB)
  
  
• Department of the Environment
  • Maryland's Former Ballast Water Management Regulations (regulations repealed in 2005)
  
  
• Department of Natural Resources
  • DNR Bans Felt Soles In Maryland Waters (Mar 17, 2011)
    The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is banning felt soles in Maryland waters beginning Mar 22, 2011 to protect and preserve native wildlife and habitats. See the Felt-Soles Ban - FAQ (PDF | 59 KB) for more information.
  • Maryland 2004 Snakehead Regulations (Emergency regulations effective Nov 23, 2004)
    
    
• Maryland Invasive Species Council
  • Maryland State Legislation
    
    
• National Plant Board
  • State Plant Quarantine Summaries (select State)
    
    
• Environmental Law Institute
  • Status and Trends in State Invasive Species Policy: 2002-2009 (May 2010); includes 11 States (CA, CO, FL, LA, ME, MD, NJ, NM, OR, RI, TN)
    
    
• Union of Concerned Scientists (fact sheets evaluating the State's invasive species policies based on the Status and Trends in State Invasive Species Policy: 2002-2009 report)
  • Invasive Species in Maryland (May 2010; PDF | 414 KB)