** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2024 PER CHAPTERS 489 AND 490 OF 2023 ** (a) The University of Maryland Extension shall provide input to the Department, who shall receive input from the Department of Natural Resources and the Maryland Native Plant Society, to develop a Commercial Maryland Native Plant List. (b) The University of Maryland Extension shall provide input to the Department, who shall receive input from the Department of Natural Resources and the Maryland Native Plant Society, to review and update the Commercial Maryland Native Plant List at least once every 3 years. (c) When a cultivar or hybrid of a native plant fills an ecological niche that a native plant is no longer able to fill due to widespread attack by disease or insects, the Native Plant Specialist shall first receive input from the Department of Natural Resources and the Maryland Native Plant Society and then inform and guide the Department in evaluating the cultivar or hybrid of a native plant for inclusion on the Commercial Maryland Native Plant List. (d) The Commercial Maryland Native Plant List shall be posted online in accordance with § 10–407 of this subtitle.
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