Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 10-401 - Definitions(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "Commercial Maryland Native Plant List" means a list of plants that are native to Maryland that are commercially available and appropriate for growing in residential or commercial landscapes.(c)(1) "Native plant" means a plant that occurs naturally in the State and surrounding region, ecosystem, and habitat, without direct or indirect human actions.(2) "Native plant" includes a plant that: (i) Was present before colonial settlement; or(ii) Is listed as native to Maryland on the Maryland Plant Atlas website.(d) "Native Plant Specialist" means the University of Maryland Extension agent hired under § 10-403 of this subtitle.(e) "Program" means the Maryland Native Plants Program.Added by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 490, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Added by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 489, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.