Md. Code, Agriculture § 9.5-205
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§9.
Official statutory text
§9.5–205.
The Committee shall:
(1) Advise the Secretary regarding regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this title;
(2) (i) Conduct an annual review of the assessment protocols adopted under § 9.5–301 of this title; and
(ii) Report to the Secretary regarding any proposed changes to an assessment protocol or a replacement of a protocol;
(3) (i) In consultation with the Secretary and the Secretary of Natural Resources, review the qualifications of the qualified independent assessor; and
(ii) Report to the Secretary any proposed changes to the qualifications of the qualified independent assessor;
(4) Review invasive plant species assessments conducted in accordance with § 9.5–301 of this title to advise the Secretary on which plants to classify as prohibited invasive plants for inclusion on the Consolidated List of Maryland Invasive Plant Species; and
(5) (i) Review any data submitted to the Committee that indicates a cultivar, selection, or infra–specific hybrid of a prohibited invasive plant is not invasive; and
(ii) If the data submitted under item (i) of this item is deemed accurate and sufficient, advise the Secretary to declassify or preemptively not classify the cultivar, selection, or infra–specific hybrid as a prohibited invasive plant.
The Committee shall:
(1) Advise the Secretary regarding regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this title;
(2) (i) Conduct an annual review of the assessment protocols adopted under § 9.5–301 of this title; and
(ii) Report to the Secretary regarding any proposed changes to an assessment protocol or a replacement of a protocol;
(3) (i) In consultation with the Secretary and the Secretary of Natural Resources, review the qualifications of the qualified independent assessor; and
(ii) Report to the Secretary any proposed changes to the qualifications of the qualified independent assessor;
(4) Review invasive plant species assessments conducted in accordance with § 9.5–301 of this title to advise the Secretary on which plants to classify as prohibited invasive plants for inclusion on the Consolidated List of Maryland Invasive Plant Species; and
(5) (i) Review any data submitted to the Committee that indicates a cultivar, selection, or infra–specific hybrid of a prohibited invasive plant is not invasive; and
(ii) If the data submitted under item (i) of this item is deemed accurate and sufficient, advise the Secretary to declassify or preemptively not classify the cultivar, selection, or infra–specific hybrid as a prohibited invasive plant.
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