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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 15.08.01.05" title_num="15" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="01" heading="Noxious Weed Seed.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Prohibited noxious weed seed are:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Balloon vine—Cardiospermum halicacabum;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Canada thistle—Cirsium arvense L.;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Plumeless thistle, which includes musk thistle and curly thistle—Carduus spp.;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Quack grass—Elytrigia repens;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Serrated tussock--Nassella trichotoma;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Sicklepod—Senna obtusifolia;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Sorghum species, which include Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense L.) and hybrids that contain Johnson grass as a parent, and any other kind of grass that produces seed which cannot be distinguished readily from Johnson grass seed.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Restricted noxious weed seed in agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree, and shrub seed are:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Bindweed—Convolvulus arvensis;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Bermuda grass (common and giant)—Cynodon dactylon;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Cocklebur—Xanthium strumarium;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Corn cockle—Agrostemma githago;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Dodder—Cuscuta spp.;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Giant foxtail—Setaria faberi;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Horse nettle—Solanum carolinense;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Spurred anoda—Anoda cristata;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Wild garlic—Allium vineale;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Wild onion—Allium canadense.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Restricted Noxious Weed Seed in Lawn and Turf Seed and Mixtures.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except as provided in §C(4), seed of the following plants shall be restricted noxious weed seed and shall be listed on the tag or label under the heading “Noxious Weed Seed” or “Undesirable Grass Seed” by name and number per pound or ounce when present in bentgrass, Kentucky bluegrass, Chewings fescue, hard fescue, red fescue, varieties of named turf-type tall fescue, varieties of perennial ryegrass, or a mixture containing any of these grasses:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Bent grass** (creeping, colonial, velvet)—Agrostis spp.;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Bermuda grass, giant Bermuda grass—Cynodon dactylon;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Annual bluegrass—Poa annua;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Rough bluegrass**—Poa trivialis;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Meadow fescue**—Festuca pratensis;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Tall fescue**—Festuca arundinacea;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Orchard grass—Dactylis glomerata;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Redtop**—Agrostis gigantea;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Timothy—Phleum pratense;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>Velvet grass—Holcus lanatus.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Restricted noxious weed seed set forth in §C(1) may not exceed 0.5 percent by weight.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If included on the tag or label, seed designated as noxious weed seed in other states shall be listed under the heading “Noxious Weed Seed” or “Undesirable Grass Seed”.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The restricted noxious weed seed set forth in §C(1) may not apply to grasses or mixtures clearly labeled for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Pasture;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Forage;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Hay;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Conservation; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Spoil bank reclamation usage.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <aftertext>**May be included as a labeled component of a mixture when each is present in excess of 5 percent, by weight, of the mixture.</aftertext>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Standards and Tolerances.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A tolerance may not be allowed for prohibited noxious weed seed found in agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree, shrub, or lawn and turf seed. A seed lot containing prohibited noxious weed seed shall be in violation of the Maryland Seed Law and shall be subject to stop-sale and seizure by the Department.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Except as provided in §C, restricted noxious weed seed present in a seed lot shall be listed on the label under the heading “Noxious Weed Seed” and the name and number of seed per unit shall be declared. A unit is defined in the Maryland Seed Law for seeds of different sizes. A tolerance may not be allowed for a seed lot containing restricted noxious weed seed, singly or collectively, at the rate of 17 or more per unit of seed, and the seed lot shall be considered in violation of the Maryland Seed Law and shall be subject to stop-sale and seizure by the Department. The terms “Free” and “None” shall mean that no noxious weed seed was found in a test complying with methods established by the Association of Official Seed Analysts.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>