# Agriculture (GAG)

## Title 5. Pesticide and Pest Control

### Subtitle 10. Nuisance Insects

#### Section 5-1002

The General Assembly finds that the proliferation of certain species of insects, including the group Simulium jenningsi, commonly known as black flies, while not posing a direct threat to the health of humans, animals, or plants, may constitute a public and common nuisance on land and waters used for recreation, employment, and tourism.

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Md. Code Ann., Agric. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)