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Maryland House Bill HB950

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1- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 489
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4-Chapter 489
5-(House Bill 950)
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7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4+ [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5+ Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6+ Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7+amendment.
8+ Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments.
9+ *hb0950*
810
9-Maryland Native Plants Program
11+HOUSE BILL 950
12+M4 (3lr2651)
13+ENROLLED BILL
14+— Environment and Transportation/Education, Energy, and the Environment —
15+Introduced by Delegate Stein Delegates Stein, Allen, Boyce, Foley, Guyton, Healey,
16+Lehman, J. Long, Love, T. Morgan, Ruth, Stewart, Terrasa, and Ziegler
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11-FOR the purpose of establishing the Maryland Native Plants Program to encourage and
12-promote the use and sale of plants native to Maryland at certain businesses and to
13-educate the public on native plants; requiring the University of Maryland Extension
14-Department of Agriculture to administer the Program in coordination with the
15-Department of Agriculture University of Maryland Extension; requiring the
16-University of Maryland Extension to hire an extension agent to serve as a native
17-plant specialist for certain educational purposes; requiring the Department of
18-Agriculture to create and maintain a certain voluntary certification program and a
19-marketing program in a certain manner; requiring the University of Maryland
20-Extension to create a certain website on native plants and requiring the Department
21-of Natural Resources to include a link to the website on the Department of Natural
22-Resources’ native plants website; and generally relating to plants native to
23-Maryland.
18+Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
2419
25-BY adding to
26- Article – Agriculture
27-Section 10–401 through 10–407 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 4. Maryland
28-Native Plants Program”
29- Annotated Code of Maryland
30- (2016 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement)
20+_______________________________________________
21+Proofreader.
22+_______________________________________________
23+Proofreader.
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32- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
33-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
25+Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
3426
35-Article – Agriculture
27+_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.
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37-SUBTITLE 4. MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS PROGRAM.
29+______________________________________________
30+Speaker.
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39-10–401.
32+CHAPTER ______
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41- (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
42-INDICATED.
34+AN ACT concerning 1
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44- (B) “COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST” MEANS A LIST OF
45-PLANTS THAT ARE NATI VE TO MARYLAND THAT ARE COM MERCIALLY AVAILABLE
46-AND APPROPRIATE FOR GROWING IN RESIDENTI AL OR COMMERCIAL LAN DSCAPES.
47- Ch. 489 2023 LAWS OF MARYLAND
36+Maryland Native Plants Program 2
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49-– 2 –
50- (C) (1) “NATIVE PLANT” MEANS A PLANT THAT O CCURS NATURALLY IN
51-THE STATE AND SURROUNDING REGION, ECOSYSTEM, AND HABITAT , WITHOUT
52-DIRECT OR IND IRECT HUMAN ACTIONS .
38+FOR the purpose of establishing the Maryland Native Plants Program to encourage and 3
39+promote the use and sale of plants native to Maryland at certain businesses and to 4
40+educate the public on native plants; requiring the University of Maryland Extension 5
41+Department of Agriculture to administer the Program in coordination with the 6
42+Department of Agriculture University of Maryland Extension; requiring the 7
43+University of Maryland Extension to hire an extension agent to serve as a native 8
44+plant specialist for certain educational purposes; requiring the Department of 9
45+Agriculture to create and maintain a certain voluntary certification program and a 10
46+marketing program in a certain manner; requiring the University of Maryland 11
47+Extension to create a certain website on native plants and requiring the Department 12
48+of Natural Resources to include a link to the website on the Department of Natural 13 2 HOUSE BILL 950
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54- (2) “NATIVE PLANT” INCLUDES A PLANT THA T:
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56- (I) WAS PRESENT BEFORE CO LONIAL SETTLEMENT ; OR
51+Resources’ native plants website; and generally relating to plants native to 1
52+Maryland. 2
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58- (II) IS LISTED AS NATIVE T O MARYLAND ON THE MARYLAND
59-PLANT ATLAS WEBSITE.
54+BY adding to 3
55+ Article – Agriculture 4
56+Section 10–401 through 10–407 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 4. Maryland 5
57+Native Plants Program” 6
58+ Annotated Code of Maryland 7
59+ (2016 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 8
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61- (3) “NATIVE PLANT” DOES NOT INCLUDE A P LANT THAT IS A NAMED
62-OR UNNAMED CULTIVAR OR HYBRID.
61+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 9
62+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 10
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64- (D) “NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST” MEANS THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
65-EXTENSION AGENT HIRED UNDER § 10–403 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
64+Article – Agriculture 11
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67- (E) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS PROGRAM.
66+SUBTITLE 4. MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS PROGRAM. 12
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69-10–402.
68+10–401. 13
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71- (A) THERE IS A MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS PROGRAM.
70+ (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 14
71+INDICATED. 15
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73- (B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO:
73+ (B) “COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST” MEANS A LIST OF 16
74+PLANTS THAT ARE NATI VE TO MARYLAND THAT ARE COM MERCIALLY AVAILABLE 17
75+AND APPROPRIATE FOR GROWING IN RESIDENTI AL OR COMMERCIAL LAN DSCAPES. 18
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75- (1) ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE RESPOND TO THE INCREA SING
76-DEMAND FOR , USE OF, AND SALE OF NATIVE P LANTS BY RETAIL GARD EN CENTERS,
77-RETAIL NURSERIES , AND WHOLESALE NURSER IES; AND
77+ (C) (1) “NATIVE PLANT” MEANS A PLANT THAT O CCURS NATURALLY IN 19
78+THE STATE AND SURROUNDING REGION, ECOSYSTEM, AND HABITAT , WITHOUT 20
79+DIRECT OR INDIRECT H UMAN ACTIONS . 21
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79- (2) EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, LANDSCAPERS , AND OTHER PLANT USER S
80-ON THE IMPORTANCE , BENEFIT, AND AVAILABILITY OF NATIVE PLANTS .
81+ (2) “NATIVE PLANT” INCLUDES A PLANT THA T: 22
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82- (C) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE
83-DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE PROGRAM.
83+ (I) WAS PRESENT BEFORE CO LONIAL SETTLEMENT ; OR 23
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85- (2) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION SHALL ADMINISTER
86-THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONEN TS OF THE PROGRAM IN COORDINATI ON WITH THE
87-DEPARTMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES .
85+ (II) IS LISTED AS NATIVE T O MARYLAND ON THE MARYLAND 24
86+PLANT ATLAS WEBSITE. 25
8887
89-10–403.
88+ (3) “NATIVE PLANT” DOES NOT INCLUDE A P LANT THAT IS A NAMED 26
89+OR UNNAMED CULTIVAR OR HYBRID. 27
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91- (A) (1) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION SHALL HIRE AN
92-EXTENSION AGENT TO S ERVE AS A NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST.
93- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 489
91+ (D) “NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST” MEANS THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 28
92+EXTENSION AGENT HIRED UNDER § 10–403 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 29
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95-– 3 –
96- (2) THE INDIVIDUAL HIRED TO SERVE AS THE NATIVE PLANT
97-SPECIALIST MUST HAVE EXPERTISE IN NATIVE PLANTS.
94+ (E) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS PROGRAM. 30
95+ HOUSE BILL 950 3
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99- (B) THE NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST SHALL :
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101- (1) ASSIST THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION IN
102-FULFILLING ANY EDUCATIONAL AND PROF ESSIONAL TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
103-RELATED TO THE PROGRAM;
98+10–402. 1
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105- (2) COORDINATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIO N
106-TO DELIVER EDUCATION AL COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM;
100+ (A) THERE IS A MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS PROGRAM. 2
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108- (3) ESTABLISH AND MAINTAI N PROVIDE INPUT AND EXP ERTISE TO
109-THE DEPARTMENT IN THE DEV ELOPMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND
110-NATIVE PLANT LIST DEVELOPED UNDER § 10–404 OF THIS SUBTITLE;
102+ (B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO: 3
111103
112- (4) PROVIDE GUIDANCE INPUT AND EXPERTISE TO THE
113-DEPARTMENT ON THE DEV ELOPMENT OF A LIST O F CERTIFIED MARYLAND NATIVE
114-PLANT GROWERS AND RE TAILERS DEVELOPED UN DER § 10–405 OF THIS SUBTITLE;
104+ (1) ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE RESPOND TO THE INCREA SING 4
105+DEMAND FOR , USE OF, AND SALE OF NATIVE P LANTS BY RETAIL GARD EN CENTERS, 5
106+RETAIL NURSERIES , AND WHOLESALE NURSER IES; AND 6
115107
116- (5) TEACH GROWERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDE RS ABOUT
117-TECHNIQUES FOR GROWI NG NATIVE PLANTS ; AND
108+ (2) EDUCATE THE PUBLIC , LANDSCAPERS , AND OTHER PLANT USER S 7
109+ON THE IMPORTANCE , BENEFIT, AND AVAILABILITY OF NATIVE PLANTS . 8
118110
119- (6) COORDINATE EDUCATION , APPLIED RESEARCH , AND OUTREACH
120-TO TEACH THE PUBLIC , LANDSCAPERS , AND OTHER PLANT USER S ABOUT THE
121-IMPORTANCE , BENEFIT, AND AVAILABILITY OF NATIVE PLANTS .
111+ (C) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE 9
112+DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE PROGRAM. 10
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123-10–404.
114+ (2) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION SHALL ADMIN ISTER 11
115+THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONEN TS OF THE PROGRAM IN COORDINATI ON WITH THE 12
116+DEPARTMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES . 13
124117
125- (A) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION, IN COORDINATION WITH
126-SHALL PROVIDE INPUT TO THE DEPARTMENT , WHO SHALL RECEIVE IN PUT FROM
127-THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AND THE MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT
128-SOCIETY, SHALL TO DEVELOP A COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST.
118+10–403. 14
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130- (B) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION, IN COORDINATION WITH
131-SHALL PROVIDE INPUT TO THE DEPARTMENT , WHO SHALL RECEIVE IN PUT FROM
132-THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AND THE MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT
133-SOCIETY, SHALL TO REVIEW AND UPDATE TH E COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE
134-PLANT LIST AT LEAST ONCE EV ERY 3 YEARS.
120+ (A) (1) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION SHALL HIRE AN 15
121+EXTENSION AGENT TO S ERVE AS A NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST. 16
135122
136- (C) WHEN A CULTIVAR OR HY BRID OF A NATIVE PLA NT FILLS AN
137-ECOLOGICAL NICHE THA T A NATIVE PLANT IS NO LONGER ABLE TO FI LL DUE TO
138-WIDESPREAD ATTACK BY DISEASE OR INSECT S, THE NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST
139-SHALL FIRST RECEIVE INPUT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Ch. 489 2023 LAWS OF MARYLAND
123+ (2) THE INDIVIDUAL HIRED TO SERVE AS THE NATIVE PLANT 17
124+SPECIALIST MUST HAVE EXPERTISE IN NATIVE PLANTS. 18
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141-– 4 –
142-AND THE MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY AND THEN INFO RM AND GUIDE THE
143-DEPARTMENT IN EVALUAT ING THE CULTIVAR OR HYBRID OF A NATIVE P LANT FOR
144-INCLUSION ON THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST.
126+ (B) THE NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST SHALL : 19
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146- (C) (D) THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST SHALL BE
147-POSTED ONLINE IN ACC ORDANCE WITH § 10–407 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
128+ (1) ASSIST THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION IN 20
129+FULFILLING ANY EDUCATIONAL AND PROF ESSIONAL TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES 21
130+RELATED TO THE PROGRAM; 22
148131
149-10–405.
132+ (2) COORDINATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIO N 23
133+TO DELIVER EDUCATION AL COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM; 24
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151- (A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT , IN CONSULTATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF
152-MARYLAND EXTENSION, SHALL CREATE A VOLUN TARY CERTIFICATION P ROGRAM
153-FOR GROWERS AND RETA ILERS TO BE IDENTIFI ED AS A MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT
154-GROWER OR A MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT RETAILER, OR BOTH.
135+ (3) ESTABLISH AND MAINTAI N PROVIDE INPUT AND EXP ERTISE TO 25
136+THE DEPARTMENT IN THE DEV ELOPMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND 26
137+NATIVE PLANT LIST DEVELOPED UNDER § 10–404 OF THIS SUBTITLE; 27
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156- (2) THIS CERTIFICATION SH ALL ONLY BE AVAILABL E TO GROWERS
157-AND RETAILERS THAT A RE SELLING NATIVE PL ANTS LISTED ON THE COMMERCIAL
158-MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST.
139+ (4) PROVIDE GUIDANCE INPUT AND EXPERTISE TO THE 28
140+DEPARTMENT ON THE DEV ELOPMENT OF A LIST O F CERTIFIED MARYLAND NATIVE 29
141+PLANT GROWERS AND RE TAILERS DEVELOPED UN DER § 10–405 OF THIS SUBTITLE; 30 4 HOUSE BILL 950
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160- (B) (1) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION DEPARTMENT
161-SHALL DEVELOP AND MA INTAIN A LIST OF CER TIFIED MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT
162-GROWERS AND CERTIFIED MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT RETAILERS.
163143
164- (2) THE LISTS DEVELOPED U NDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE
165-POSTED ONLINE IN ACC ORDANCE WITH § 10–407 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
166144
167-10–406.
145+ (5) TEACH GROWERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDE RS ABOUT 1
146+TECHNIQUES FOR GROWI NG NATIVE PLANTS ; AND 2
168147
169- (A) THE DEPARTMENT , IN COORDINATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF
170-MARYLAND EXTENSION, SHALL CREATE A “MARYLAND NATIVES” MARKETING
171-PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE USE AND SALE OF NATIVE P LANTS
172-THAT ARE LISTED ON T HE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST.
148+ (6) COORDINATE EDUCATION, APPLIED RESEARCH , AND OUTREACH 3
149+TO TEACH THE PUBLIC , LANDSCAPERS , AND OTHER PLANT USER S ABOUT THE 4
150+IMPORTANCE , BENEFIT, AND AVAILABILITY OF NATIVE PLANTS . 5
173151
174- (B) THE “MARYLAND NATIVES” MARKETING PROGRAM SH ALL DEVELOP:
152+10–404. 6
175153
176- (1) A “MARYLAND NATIVES” LOGO TO IDENTIFY PLA NTS THAT ARE
177-LISTED ON THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST; AND
154+ (A) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION, IN COORDINATION WITH 7
155+SHALL PROVIDE INPUT TO THE DEPARTMENT , WHO SHALL RECEIVE IN PUT FROM 8
156+THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AND THE MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT 9
157+SOCIETY, SHALL TO DEVELOP A COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST. 10
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179- (2) A QR CODE CONTAINING PLANT IDE NTIFICATION INFORMAT ION
180-THAT LINKS TO THE WE BPAGES AND WEBSITES SPECIFIED IN § 10–407 OF THIS
181-SUBTITLE.
159+ (B) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION, IN COORDINATION WITH 11
160+SHALL PROVIDE INPUT TO THE DEPARTMENT , WHO SHALL RECEIVE IN PUT FROM 12
161+THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AND THE MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT 13
162+SOCIETY, SHALL TO REVIEW AND UPDATE TH E COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE 14
163+PLANT LIST AT LEAST ONCE EV ERY 3 YEARS. 15
182164
183- (C) THE “MARYLAND NATIVES” LOGO SHALL BE MADE A VAILABLE TO
184-GROWERS AND RETAILER S WHO MAY: WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 489
165+ (C) WHEN A C ULTIVAR OR HYBRID OF A NATIVE PLANT FILLS AN 16
166+ECOLOGICAL NICHE THA T A NATIVE PLANT IS NO LONGER ABLE TO FI LL DUE TO 17
167+WIDESPREAD ATTACK BY DISEASE OR INSECTS , THE NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST 18
168+SHALL FIRST RECEIVE INPUT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 19
169+AND THE MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY AND THEN INFO RM AND GUIDE THE 20
170+DEPARTMENT IN EVALUAT ING THE CULTIVAR OR HYBRID OF A NATIVE P LANT FOR 21
171+INCLUSION ON THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST. 22
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186-– 5 –
173+ (C) (D) THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST SHALL BE 23
174+POSTED ONLINE IN ACCORDAN CE WITH § 10–407 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 24
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188- (1) PLACE THE LOGO ON LAB ELS, STICKERS, OR POTS OF EACH PLAN T
189-LISTED ON THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST; AND
176+10–405. 25
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191- (2) USE THE LOGO IN DISP LAYS WITH PLANTS LIS TED ON THE
192-COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST.
178+ (A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT , IN CONSULTATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF 26
179+MARYLAND EXTENSION, SHALL CREATE A VOLUN TARY CERTIFICATION P ROGRAM 27
180+FOR GROWERS AND RETA ILERS TO BE IDENTIFI ED AS A MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT 28
181+GROWER OR A MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT RETAILER, OR BOTH. 29
193182
194-10–407.
183+ (2) THIS CERTIFICATION SH ALL ONLY BE AVAILABL E TO GROWERS 30
184+AND RETAILERS THAT A RE SELLING NATIVE PL ANTS LISTED ON THE COMMERCIAL 31
185+MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST. 32
186+ HOUSE BILL 950 5
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196- (A) (1) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION SHALL CREAT E A
197-“MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS” WEBPAGE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
198-EXTENSION’S WEBSITE.
199188
200- (2) THE “MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS” WEBPAGE SHALL INCLUD E:
189+ (B) (1) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION DEPARTMENT 1
190+SHALL DEVELOP AND MA INTAIN A LIST OF CER TIFIED MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT 2
191+GROWERS AND CERTIFIED MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT RETAILERS. 3
201192
202- (I) THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST
203-DEVELOPED UNDER § 10–404 OF THIS SUBTITLE;
193+ (2) THE LISTS DEVELOPED U NDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE 4
194+POSTED ONLINE IN ACC ORDANCE WITH § 10–407 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 5
204195
205- (II) THE LISTS OF CERTIFIE D MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT
206-GROWERS AND CERTIFIED MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT RETAILERS DEVELOPED
207-UNDER § 10–405 OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND
196+10–406. 6
208197
209- (III) GENERAL INFORMATION O N NATIVE PLANTS .
198+ (A) THE DEPARTMENT , IN COORDINATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF 7
199+MARYLAND EXTENSION, SHALL CREATE A “MARYLAND NATIVES” MARKETING 8
200+PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE USE AND SALE OF NATIVE P LANTS 9
201+THAT ARE LISTED ON T HE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST. 10
210202
211- (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROM OTE THE PROGRAM AND INCLUDE O N
212-THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ’S “MARYLAND’S BEST” WEBSITE:
203+ (B) THE “MARYLAND NATIVES” MARKETING PROGRAM SH ALL DEVELOP: 11
213204
214- (1) THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST DEVELOPED
215-UNDER § 10–404 OF THIS SUBTITLE;
205+ (1) A “MARYLAND NATIVES” LOGO TO IDENTIFY PLA NTS THAT ARE 12
206+LISTED ON THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST; AND 13
216207
217- (2) THE LISTS OF CERTIFIE D MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT GROWERS
218-AND CERTIFIED MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT RETAILERS DEVELOPED U NDER §
219-10–405 OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND
208+ (2) A QR CODE CONTAINING PLANT IDE NTIFICATION INFORMATION 14
209+THAT LINKS TO THE WE BPAGES AND WEBSITES SPECIFIED IN § 10–407 OF THIS 15
210+SUBTITLE. 16
220211
221- (3) GENERAL INFORMATION A BOUT NATIVE PLANTS .
212+ (C) THE “MARYLAND NATIVES” LOGO SHALL BE MADE A VAILABLE TO 17
213+GROWERS AND RETAILER S WHO MAY: 18
222214
223- (C) A LINK TO THE “MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS” WEBPAGE SHALL BE
224-POSTED ON THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES’ NATIVE PLANTS WEBSIT E.
215+ (1) PLACE THE LOGO ON LAB ELS, STICKERS, OR POTS OF EACH PLAN T 19
216+LISTED ON THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST; AND 20
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226- (D) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE
227-GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION OF
228-$150,000 FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION TO HIRE ONE
229-EXTENSION AGENT AS A NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST AND $100,000 FOR THE
230-DEPARTMENT TO HIRE ST AFF TO ADMINISTER TH E PROGRAM. Ch. 489 2023 LAWS OF MARYLAND
218+ (2) USE THE LOGO IN DISPL AYS WITH PLANTS LIST ED ON THE 21
219+COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST. 22
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232-– 6 –
221+10–407. 23
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234- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
235-October 1, 2023 July 1, 2024.
223+ (A) (1) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION SHALL CREAT E A 24
224+“MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS” WEBPAGE ON TH E UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 25
225+EXTENSION’S WEBSITE. 26
236226
237-Approved by the Governor, May 8, 2023.
227+ (2) THE “MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS” WEBPAGE SHALL INCLUD E: 27
228+
229+ (I) THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST 28
230+DEVELOPED UNDER § 10–404 OF THIS SUBTITLE; 29
231+ 6 HOUSE BILL 950
232+
233+
234+ (II) THE LISTS OF CERTIFIE D MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT 1
235+GROWERS AND CERTIFIED MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT RETAILERS DEVELOPED 2
236+UNDER § 10–405 OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND 3
237+
238+ (III) GENERAL INFORMATION O N NATIVE PLANTS . 4
239+
240+ (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROM OTE THE PROGRAM AND INCLUDE O N 5
241+THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ’S “MARYLAND’S BEST” WEBSITE: 6
242+
243+ (1) THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST DEVELOPED 7
244+UNDER § 10–404 OF THIS SUBTITLE; 8
245+
246+ (2) THE LISTS OF CERTIFIE D MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT GROWERS 9
247+AND CERTIFIED MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT RETAILERS DEVELOPED U NDER § 10
248+10–405 OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND 11
249+
250+ (3) GENERAL INFORMATION A BOUT NATIVE PLANTS . 12
251+
252+ (C) A LINK TO THE “MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS” WEBPAGE SHALL BE 13
253+POSTED ON THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES’ NATIVE PLANTS WEBSIT E. 14
254+
255+ (D) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 15
256+GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET BILL A N APPROPRIATION OF 16
257+$150,000 FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION TO HIRE ONE 17
258+EXTENSION AGENT AS A NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST AND $100,000 FOR THE 18
259+DEPARTMENT TO HIRE ST AFF TO ADMINISTER TH E PROGRAM. 19
260+
261+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 20
262+October 1, 2023 July 1, 2024. 21
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267+
268+Approved:
269+________________________________________________________________________________
270+ Governor.
271+________________________________________________________________________________
272+ Speaker of the House of Delegates.
273+________________________________________________________________________________
274+ President of the Senate.