Committee debates removing the word "maintaining" from CR's prohibited uses

Sep 21, 2026

Committee members and legal counsel questioned whether deleting 'maintaining' would unintentionally narrow enforcement or avoid overbroad sanctioning; Anna argued enforcement of 'maintaining' would be difficult to prove, prompting agreement to document the rationale in the submission.

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Committee members reviewed legal edits to the conservation restriction’s prohibited-uses section, focusing on a single-word change: deleting the term "maintaining" from the list that reads, in part, "planting, releasing, cultivating, maintaining or engaging in any other activity that would introduce plant or animal species."

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