{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-agriculture-9-404","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Agriculture § 9–404","heading":"","body":"(a) No person may:\n(1) Import or transport a noxious weed in the State in any form capable of growth; or\n(2) Contaminate any uninfested land with a noxious weed through the movement of rootstocks, seed, soil, mulch, nursery stock, farm machinery, or any other artificial medium.\n(b) Each landowner, including a landowner of public land, or person who possesses and manages land infested with a noxious weed shall eradicate or control the noxious weed on that land by using practices that the Secretary prescribes, including mowing, cultivating, or treating with an approved herbicide.","path":["Article - Agriculture"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gag\u0026section=9-404","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:55:53Z","sha256":"f409350c1ecd417d88b0536ac3af84b4f91c0379c62a71e8b9090250b12531b9","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-agriculture-9-403","next":"us-md/md.-code-agriculture-9-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}