{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-agriculture-9.5-205","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Agriculture § 9.5–205","heading":"","body":"The Committee shall:\n(1) Advise the Secretary regarding regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this title;\n(2) (i) Conduct an annual review of the assessment protocols adopted under § 9.5–301 of this title; and\n(ii) Report to the Secretary regarding any proposed changes to an assessment protocol or a replacement of a protocol;\n(3) (i) In consultation with the Secretary and the Secretary of Natural Resources, review the qualifications of the qualified independent assessor; and\n(ii) Report to the Secretary any proposed changes to the qualifications of the qualified independent assessor;\n(4) Review invasive plant species assessments conducted in accordance with § 9.5–301 of this title to advise the Secretary on which plants to classify as prohibited invasive plants for inclusion on the Consolidated List of Maryland Invasive Plant Species; and\n(5) (i) Review any data submitted to the Committee that indicates a cultivar, selection, or infra–specific hybrid of a prohibited invasive plant is not invasive; and\n(ii) If the data submitted under item (i) of this item is deemed accurate and sufficient, advise the Secretary to declassify or preemptively not classify the cultivar, selection, or infra–specific hybrid as a prohibited invasive plant.","path":["Article - Agriculture"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gag\u0026section=9.5-205","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:55:53Z","sha256":"61ab940b6267031ee3d9f77fb094412fc54a5b3762b9ee7eae1233e66974546e","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-agriculture-9.5-204","next":"us-md/md.-code-agriculture-9.5-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}