Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
AGRICULTURE |
TITLE 9. REGULATION AND SUPERVISION OF SEEDS, TURF GRASS, SOD, POTATOES, GINSENG AND NOXIOUS WEEDS |
SUBTITLE 4. WEED CONTROL |
§ 9-405. Report of violations; prosecution; agreement between Secretary and landowner for eradication and control
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Each failure to comply with the provisions of this subtitle shall be reported to the State's Attorney for the county in which the violation occurs. The State's Attorney shall prosecute all violations and bring an action to enjoin any nuisance. However, a landowner or other person who possesses and manages the land may enter into a written agreement with the Secretary which sets forth a program for the eradication or control of a noxious weed, and if all the terms and conditions of the agreement are met, there is no violation of this subtitle as to the land covered by the agreement.
HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 48, § 204; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 6, § 1; 1975, ch. 44; 1979, ch. 153; 1984, ch. 362; 1987, ch. 484.