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Maryland Senate Bill SB836

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1- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 490
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4-Chapter 490
5-(Senate Bill 836)
62
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+ *sb0836*
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9-Maryland Native Plants Program
11+SENATE BILL 836
12+M4 (3lr2655)
13+ENROLLED BILL
14+— Education, Energy, and the Environment/Environment and Transportation —
15+Introduced by Senator Brooks
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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.
17+Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
2418
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)
19+_______________________________________________
20+Proofreader.
21+_______________________________________________
22+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:
24+Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
3425
35-Article – Agriculture
26+_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.
3627
37-SUBTITLE 4. MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS PROGRAM.
28+______________________________________________
29+President.
3830
39-10–401.
31+CHAPTER ______
4032
41- (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
42-INDICATED.
33+AN ACT concerning 1
4334
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. 490 2023 LAWS OF MARYLAND
35+Maryland Native Plants Program 2
4836
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 .
37+FOR the purpose of establishing the Maryland Native Plants Program to encourage and 3
38+promote the use and sale of plants native to Maryland at certain businesses and to 4
39+educate the public on native plants; requiring the University of Maryland Extension 5
40+Department of Agriculture to administer the Program in coordination with the 6
41+Department of Agriculture University of Maryland Extension; requiring the 7
42+University of Maryland Extension to hire an extension agent to serve as a native 8
43+plant specialist for certain educational purposes; requiring the Department of 9
44+Agriculture to create and maintain a certain voluntary certification program and a 10
45+marketing program in a certain manner; requiring the University of Maryland 11
46+Extension to create a certain website on native plants and requiring the Department 12
47+of Natural Resources to include a link to the website on the Department of Natural 13
48+Resources’ native plants website; and generally relating to plants native to 14
49+Maryland. 15 2 SENATE BILL 836
5350
54- (2) “NATIVE PLANT” INCLUDES A PLANT THA T:
5551
56- (I) WAS PRESENT BEFORE EUROPEAN COLONIAL
57-SETTLEMENT ; OR
5852
59- (II) IS LISTED AS NATIVE T O MARYLAND ON THE MARYLAND
60-PLANT ATLAS WEBSITE.
53+BY adding to 1
54+ Article – Agriculture 2
55+Section 10–401 through 10–407 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 4. Maryland 3
56+Native Plants Program” 4
57+ Annotated Code of Maryland 5
58+ (2016 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 6
6159
62- (3) “NATIVE PLANT” DOES NOT INCLUDE A P LANT THAT IS A NAMED
63-OR UNNAMED CULTIVAR OR HYBRID.
60+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 7
61+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 8
6462
65- (D) “NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST” MEANS THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
66-EXTENSION AGENT HIRED UNDER § 10–403 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
63+Article – Agriculture 9
6764
68- (E) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS PROGRAM.
65+SUBTITLE 4. MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS PROGRAM. 10
6966
70-10–402.
67+10–401. 11
7168
72- (A) THERE IS A MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS PROGRAM.
69+ (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 12
70+INDICATED. 13
7371
74- (B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO:
72+ (B) “COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST” MEANS A LIST OF 14
73+PLANTS THAT ARE NATIVE TO MARYLAND THAT ARE COM MERCIALLY AVAILABLE 15
74+AND APPROPRIATE FOR GROWING IN RESIDENTI AL OR COMMERCIAL LAN DSCAPES. 16
7575
76- (1) ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE RESPOND TO THE INCREA SING
77-DEMAND FOR , USE OF, AND SALE OF NATIVE P LANTS BY RETAIL GARD EN CENTERS,
78-RETAIL NURSERIES , AND WHOLESALE NURSER IES; AND
76+ (C) (1) “NATIVE PLANT” MEANS A PLANT THAT O CCURS NATURALLY IN 17
77+THE STATE AND SURROUNDING REGION, ECOSYSTEM, AND HABITAT , WITHOUT 18
78+DIRECT OR INDIRECT HUMAN AC TIONS. 19
7979
80- (2) EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, LANDSCAPERS , AND OTHER PLANT USER S
81-ON THE IMPORTANCE , BENEFIT, AND AVAILABILITY OF NATIVE PLANTS .
80+ (2) “NATIVE PLANT” INCLUDES A PLANT THA T: 20
8281
83- (C) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE
84-DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE PROGRAM.
82+ (I) WAS PRESENT BEFORE EUROPEAN COLONIAL 21
83+SETTLEMENT ; OR 22
8584
86- (2) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION SHALL ADMIN ISTER
87-THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONEN TS OF THE PROGRAM IN COORDINATI ON WITH THE
88-DEPARTMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES .
85+ (II) IS LISTED AS NATIVE T O MARYLAND ON THE MARYLAND 23
86+PLANT ATLAS WEBSITE. 24
8987
90-10–403.
88+ (3) “NATIVE PLANT” DOES NOT INCLUDE A P LANT THAT IS A NAMED 25
89+OR UNNAMED CULTIVAR OR HYBRID. 26
9190
92- (A) (1) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION SHALL HIRE AN
93-EXTENSION AGENT TO S ERVE AS A NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST. WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 490
91+ (D) “NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST” MEANS THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 27
92+EXTENSION AGENT HIRED UNDER § 10–403 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 28
9493
95-– 3 –
94+ (E) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS PROGRAM. 29
9695
97- (2) THE INDIVIDUAL HIRED TO SERVE AS THE NATIVE PLANT
98-SPECIALIST MUST HAVE EXPERTISE IN NATIVE PLANTS.
96+10–402. 30 SENATE BILL 836 3
9997
100- (B) THE NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST SHALL :
10198
102- (1) ASSIST THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION IN
103-FULFILLING ANY EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL TRAININ G RESPONSIBILITIES
104-RELATED TO THE PROGRAM;
10599
106- (2) COORDINATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIO N
107-TO DELIVER EDUCATION AL COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM;
100+ (A) THERE IS A MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS PROGRAM. 1
108101
109- (3) ESTABLISH AND MAINTAI N PROVIDE INPUT AND EXP ERTISE TO
110-THE DEPARTMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND
111-NATIVE PLANT LIST DEVELOPED UNDER § 10–404 OF THIS SUBTITLE;
102+ (B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO: 2
112103
113- (4) PROVIDE GUIDANCE INPUT AND EXPERTISE TO THE
114-DEPARTMENT ON THE DEV ELOPMENT OF A LIST O F CERTIFIED MARYLAND NATIVE
115-PLANT GROWERS AND RE TAILERS DEVELOP ED UNDER § 10–405 OF THIS SUBTITLE;
104+ (1) ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE RESPOND TO THE INCREA SING 3
105+DEMAND FOR , USE OF, AND SALE OF NATIVE P LANTS BY RETAIL GARD EN CENTERS, 4
106+RETAIL NURSERIES , AND WHOLESALE NURSER IES; AND 5
116107
117- (5) TEACH GROWERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDE RS ABOUT
118-TECHNIQUES FOR GROWI NG NATIVE PLANTS ; AND
108+ (2) EDUCATE THE PUBLIC , LANDSCAPERS , AND OTHER PLANT USER S 6
109+ON THE IMPORTANCE , BENEFIT, AND AVAILABILITY OF NATIVE PLANTS . 7
119110
120- (6) COORDINATE EDUCATION , APPLIED RESEARCH , AND OUTREACH
121-TO TEACH THE PUBLIC , LANDSCAPERS , AND OTHER PLANT USER S ABOUT THE
122-IMPORTANCE, BENEFIT, AND AVAILABILITY OF NATIVE PLANTS .
111+ (C) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE 8
112+DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE PROGRAM. 9
123113
124-10–404.
114+ (2) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION SHALL ADMIN ISTER 10
115+THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONEN TS OF THE PROGRAM IN COORDINATI ON WITH THE 11
116+DEPARTMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES . 12
125117
126- (A) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION, IN COORDINATION WITH
127-SHALL PROVIDE INPUT TO THE DEPARTMENT , WHO SHALL RECEIVE IN PUT FROM
128-THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AND THE MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT
129-SOCIETY, SHALL TO DEVELOP A COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST.
118+10–403. 13
130119
131- (B) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION, IN COORDINATION WITH
132-SHALL PROVIDE INPUT TO THE DEPARTMENT , WHO SHALL RECEIVE IN PUT FROM
133-THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AND THE MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT
134-SOCIETY, SHALL TO REVIEW AND UPDATE TH E COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE
135-PLANT LIST AT LEAST ONCE EV ERY 3 YEARS.
120+ (A) (1) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION SHALL HIRE AN 14
121+EXTENSION AGENT TO S ERVE AS A NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST. 15
136122
137- (C) WHEN A CULTIVAR OR HY BRID OF A NATIVE PLA NT FILLS AN
138-ECOLOGICAL NICHE THA T A NATIVE PLANT IS NO LONGER ABLE TO FI LL DUE TO
139-WIDESPREAD ATTACK BY DISEASE OR INSECTS , THE NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST Ch. 490 2023 LAWS OF MARYLAND
123+ (2) THE INDIVIDUAL HIRED TO SERVE AS THE NATIVE PLANT 16
124+SPECIALIST MUST HAVE EXPERTISE IN NATIVE PLANTS. 17
140125
141-– 4 –
142-SHALL FIRST RECEIVE INPUT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
143-AND THE MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY AND THEN INFO RM AND GUIDE THE
144-DEPARTMENT IN EVALUAT ING THE CULTIVAR OR HYBRID OF A NATIVE P LANT FOR
145-INCLUSION ON THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST.
126+ (B) THE NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST SHALL : 18
146127
147- (C) (D) THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST SHALL BE
148-POSTED ONLINE IN ACC ORDANCE WITH § 10–407 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
128+ (1) ASSIST THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION IN 19
129+FULFILLING ANY EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL TRAININ G RESPONSIBILITIES 20
130+RELATED TO THE PROGRAM; 21
149131
150-10–405.
132+ (2) COORDINATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIO N 22
133+TO DELIVER EDUCATION AL COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM; 23
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152- (A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT , IN CONSULTATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF
153-MARYLAND EXTENSION, SHALL CREATE A VOLUN TARY CERTIFICATION P ROGRAM
154-FOR GROWERS AND RETA ILERS TO BE IDENTIFI ED AS A MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT
155-GROWER OR A MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT RETAILER, OR BOTH.
135+ (3) ESTABLISH AND MAINTAI N PROVIDE INPUT AND EXP ERTISE TO 24
136+THE DEPARTMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND 25
137+NATIVE PLANT LIST DEVELOPED UNDER § 10–404 OF THIS SUBTITLE; 26
156138
157- (2) THIS CERTIFICATION SH ALL ONLY BE AVAILABL E TO GROWERS
158-AND RETAILERS THAT A RE SELLING NATIVE PL ANTS LISTED ON THE COMMERCIAL
159-MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST.
139+ (4) PROVIDE GUIDANCE INPUT AND EXPERTISE TO THE 27
140+DEPARTMENT ON THE DEV ELOPMENT OF A LIST O F CERTIFIED MARYLAND NATIVE 28
141+PLANT GROWERS AND RE TAILERS DEVELOP ED UNDER § 10–405 OF THIS SUBTITLE; 29
142+ 4 SENATE BILL 836
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161- (B) (1) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION DEPARTMENT
162-SHALL DEVELOP AND MA INTAIN A LIST OF CER TIFIED MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT
163-GROWERS AND CERTIFIED MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT RETAILERS.
164144
165- (2) THE LISTS DEVELOPED U NDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE
166-POSTED ONLINE IN ACC ORDANCE WITH § 10–407 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
145+ (5) TEACH GROWERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDE RS ABOUT 1
146+TECHNIQUES FOR GROWI NG NATIVE PLANTS ; AND 2
167147
168-10–406.
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
169151
170- (A) THE DEPARTMENT , IN COORDINATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF
171-MARYLAND EXTENSION, SHALL CREATE A “MARYLAND NATIVES” MARKETING
172-PROGRAM AND SIGNS, TO ENCOURAGE AND PRO MOTE THE USE AND SAL E OF NATIVE
173-PLANTS THAT ARE LIST ED ON THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST.
152+10–404. 6
174153
175- (B) THE “MARYLAND NATIVES” MARKETING PROGRAM SH ALL DEVELOP:
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
176158
177- (1) A “MARYLAND NATIVES” LOGO TO IDENTIFY PLA NTS THAT ARE
178-LISTED ON THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST; AND
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
179164
180- (2) A QR CODE CONTAINING PL ANT IDENTIFICATION I NFORMATION
181-THAT LINKS TO THE WE BPAGES AND WEBSITES SPECIFIED IN § 10–407 OF THIS
182-SUBTITLE.
183- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 490
165+ (C) WHEN A CULTIVAR OR HY BRID OF A NATIVE PLA NT FILLS AN 16
166+ECOLOGICAL NICHE THA T A NATIVE PLANT IS NO LONGER ABLE TO FILL 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 HYBR ID OF A NATIVE PLANT FOR 21
171+INCLUSION ON THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST. 22
184172
185-– 5 –
186- (C) THE “MARYLAND NATIVES” LOGO SHALL BE MADE A VAILABLE TO
187-GROWERS AND RETAILER S WHO MAY:
173+ (C) (D) THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST SHALL BE 23
174+POSTED ONLINE IN ACC ORDANCE WITH § 10–407 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 24
188175
189- (1) PLACE THE LOGO ON LAB ELS, STICKERS, OR POTS OF EACH PLANT
190-LISTED ON THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST; AND
176+10–405. 25
191177
192- (2) USE THE LOGO IN DISPL AYS WITH PLANTS LIST ED ON THE
193-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
194182
195-10–407.
183+ (2) THIS CERTIFICATION SHALL ONLY BE AVAILA BLE 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+ SENATE BILL 836 5
196187
197- (A) (1) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION SHALL CREAT E A
198-“MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS” WEBPAGE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
199-EXTENSION’S WEBSITE.
200188
201- (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
202192
203- (I) THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST
204-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
205195
206- (II) THE LISTS OF CERTIFIE D MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT
207-GROWERS AND CERTIFIED MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT RETAILERS DEVELOPED
208-UNDER § 10–405 OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND
196+10–406. 6
209197
210- (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 AND SIGNS, TO ENCOURAGE AND PRO MOTE THE USE AND SAL E OF NATIVE 9
201+PLANTS THAT ARE LIST ED ON THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST. 10
211202
212- (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROM OTE THE PROGRAM AND INCLUDE O N
213-THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ’S “MARYLAND’S BEST” WEBSITE:
203+ (B) THE “MARYLAND NATIVES” MARKETING PROGRAM SH ALL DEVELOP: 11
214204
215- (1) THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST DEVELOPED
216-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
217207
218- (2) THE LISTS OF CERTIFIE D MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT GROWERS
219-AND CERTIFIED MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT RETAILERS DEVELOPED UNDER §
220-10–405 OF THIS SUBTITLE ; AND
208+ (2) A QR CODE CONTAINING PLANT IDE NTIFICATION INFORMAT ION 14
209+THAT LINKS TO THE WE BPAGES AND WEBSITES SPECIFIED IN § 10–407 OF THIS 15
210+SUBTITLE. 16
221211
222- (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
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224- (C) A LINK TO THE “MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS” WEBPAGE SHALL BE
225-POSTED ON:
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
226217
227- (1) THE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES’ NATIVE
228-PLANTS WEBSITE ; AND
229- Ch. 490 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
230220
231-– 6 –
232- (2) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION’S WEBSITE.
221+10–407. 23
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234- (D) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE
235-GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION OF
236-$150,000 FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION TO HIRE ONE
237-EXTENSION AGENT AS A NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST AND $100,000 FOR THE
238-DEPARTMENT TO HIRE ST AFF TO ADMINISTER TH E PROGRAM.
223+ (A) (1) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION SHALL CREAT E A 24
224+“MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS” WEBPAGE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 25
225+EXTENSION’S WEBSITE. 26
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240- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
241-October 1, 2023 July 1, 2024.
227+ (2) THE “MARYLAND NATIVE PLANTS” WEBPAGE SHALL INCLUD E: 27
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243-Approved by the Governor, May 8, 2023.
229+ (I) THE COMMERCIAL MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT LIST 28
230+DEVELOPED UNDER § 10–404 OF THIS SUBTITLE; 29
231+ 6 SENATE BILL 836
232+
233+
234+ (II) THE LISTS OF CERTIFIE D MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT 1
235+GROWERS AND CERTIFIED MARYLAND NATIVE PLANT RETAILERS DEVELO PED 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: 14
254+
255+ (1) THE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES’ NATIVE 15
256+PLANTS WEBSITE ; AND 16
257+
258+ (2) THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION’S WEBSITE. 17
259+
260+ (D) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 18
261+GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION OF 19
262+$150,000 FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION TO HIRE ONE 20
263+EXTENSION AGENT AS A NATIVE PLANT SPECIALIST AND $100,000 FOR THE 21
264+DEPARTMENT TO HIRE ST AFF TO ADMINISTER TH E PROGRAM. 22
265+
266+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 23
267+October 1, 2023 July 1, 2024. 24
268+
269+
270+