In this Chapter, these words have the following meanings:
Director: The Director of the Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
Subdivision: Any land which is on a subdivision plat approved under Section 50-8. A copy of the subdivision plat is prima facie evidence that the land on the plat is in a subdivision.
Weed: Poison ivy; ragweed; kudzu; Canada, musk, nodding, plumeless, and bull thistles; any plant, except another thistle, identified as a noxious weed under State law; and any other plant which the Director finds by regulation endangers public health or safety if allowed to grow unchecked. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 116-1; 1972 L.M.C., ch. 3, § 1; 1972 L.M.C., ch. 16, § 5; 1977, L.M.C., ch. 40, § 1; 1989 L.M.C., ch. 21, § 1; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1.)
The County Executive may adopt regulations under method (2) to administer this chapter. (1989 L.M.C., ch. 21, § 1.)
Editor's note-Section 58-2 originally related to the applicability of this chapter within municipalities and was derived from Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 116-2, and 1972 L.M.C., ch. 3, § 1. It was repealed by § 35 of 1985 L.M.C., ch. 31. See § 1-203. Prior to the repeal of §58-2 in 1985, that section was cited in Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission v. Elgin, 53 Md.App. 452, 454 A.2d 408 (1983). Subsequently, 1989 L.M.C., ch. 21, § 1, added a new § 58-2.
An owner, lessee, agent, and any other person in charge of land in a subdivision or within 100 feet of a subdivision must not allow:
(a) The generalized growth of any weed; and
(b) Any generalized plant growth more than 12 inches high within 15 feet of any property boundary. Generalized plant growth does not include trees, ornamental shrubs, flowers, or garden vegetables. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 116-3; 1972 L.M.C., ch. 3, § 1; 1977, L.M.C., ch. 40, § 2; 1989 L.M.C., ch. 21, § 1.)
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