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Council unanimously approves native‑plant restrictions, changes to OLO reporting, agriculture clarifications and arts council governance
Summary
On final reading the council passed four bills unanimously: the Native Plant Protection Act (invasive running bamboo rules with amendments), a bill removing the OLO minimum‑wage annual report requirement, agriculture building clarifications, and expedited reforms to Arts and Humanities Council governance.
The Montgomery County Council on April 7 adopted four bills on final reading, each approved unanimously after committee reports and brief explanations from sponsors and staff.
The council approved the Native Plant Protection Act (Bill 26‑25) with an amendment clarifying the definition of ‘‘weed’’ to rely on the state secretary of agriculture’s list of noxious weeds and restoring a targeted enumerated list for county application (retaining existing county‑regulated items such as poison ivy, ragweed and…
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