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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="9.5-202" title_number="9.5" title_name="Invasive Plants Prevention and Control" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Invasive Plants Advisory Committee">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Committee consists of the following members:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>As ex officio members:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The Secretary of Natural Resources, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The Secretary of the Environment, or the Secretary’s designee; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>The Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Maryland, College Park Campus, or the Dean’s designee; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Appointed by the Secretary:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>In consultation with the Secretary of Natural Resources:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>One individual from a landscaping industry that is regulated by the Department;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>One individual from a plant wholesale industry or a plant retail industry that is regulated by the Department; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>One individual from a nongovernmental environmental advocacy organization;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Two individuals with experience with invasive plants, agriculture, horticulture, gardening, conservation, or other relevant experience; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>One consumer member.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The term of an appointed member is 3 years and begins on January 1.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An appointed member may not serve more than two consecutive terms.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An appointed member shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.</text>
  </level>
</section>
