# Natural Resources (GNR)

## Title 5. Forests and Parks

### Subtitle 4. Trees and Forest Nurseries

#### Section 5-428

The General Assembly finds and declares that:

(1) Forests and trees play an important role in the restoration and enhancement of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries; and

(2) The establishment and supplementation of forests and trees along the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries is in the best interests of the residents of the State.

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