Maryland

Provides state-specific laws and regulations, as well as links to other sites with state legal information.

• Administrative Code and Statutes
• Other State Legal Resources

For state-specific resources with an interest in the prevention, control, or eradication of invasive species, see our Maryland State Resources page.

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

• Maryland Invasive Plant Bill Set to Become Law (Apr 6, 2011)
  Anacostia Watershed Society.
  The invasive plant bill (HB 831) will deal with the the nursery trade of invasive plant species in the state of Maryland.  It will employ a comprehensive science-based risk assessment protocol that will generate a tiered list of the state’s invasive plants.  It will ban the most highly invasive species and includes a provision that will require retailers to post signs, warning consumers of the environmental hazards of these plants. This bill is a much needed measure to address and contribute to curbing the invasive plant species problem from its main root cause without affecting the horticultural industry or the state's budget. Hopefully it will serve as a model for other states in the country.
  See Chapter 142 (House Bill 831) - Signed by Governor O'Malley Apr 12, 2011 (PDF | 153 KB)

• 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  • Maryland's Former Ballast Water Management Regulations (regulations repealed in 2005)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)
    
    
• Invasive Species Action Network
  • Status of Felt Restrictions in the United States - Maryland
  
  
• 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)