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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="9.5-301.1" title_number="9.5" title_name="Invasive Plants Prevention and Control" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Regulation of Invasive Plants">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The regulations adopted under § 9.5–301 of this subtitle shall classify as prohibited invasive plants all terrestrial plants classified by regulation before January 1, 2024, as a tier 1 invasive plant.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Each terrestrial plant classified by regulation before January 1, 2024, as a tier 2 invasive plant shall be assessed in accordance with § 9.5–301 of this subtitle by December 31, 2025, and shall be:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the results of the assessment determine the plant is an invasive plant, classified as a prohibited invasive plant under the regulations adopted under § 9.5–301 of this subtitle; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the results of the assessment determine the plant is not an invasive plant, placed on the Watch List.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In addition to the prohibited invasive plants set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary may classify, by regulation, a plant species as a prohibited invasive plant in accordance with § 9.5–301 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Secretary shall include on the Consolidated List of Maryland Invasive Plant Species an invasive plant classified as a prohibited invasive plant in accordance with § 9.5–301 of this subtitle and this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
