RISE, a national trade association representing manufacturers, formulators, distributors, and others in the pesticide industry Under the law, the list would be published as an Executive Regulation and would be updated each year.ĭownload the proposed regulation(as provided to the County Register for Public Comment October 2016)ĭownload the proposed 2016 Invasive Species List (as provided to the County Register for Public Comment October 2016)ĭEP consulted with a variety of stakeholders prior to drafting the proposed regulation, including representatives from One of these exceptions is to control “invasive species that may be detrimental to the environment in the County.” The County Executive, through DEP, is charged with developing a list of the species to which this exception would apply. There are a number of exceptions to this restriction. The provisions of the law that apply to residents and businesses take effect on January 1, 2018. In addition to lawns, these restrictions also apply to playgrounds, mulched recreation areas, and children’s facilities and the grounds of children’s facilities. Listed pesticides) can be used on lawns and certain other landscaped environments in the County, or within 25 feet of a “waterbody” on property owned by Montgomery Parks. As part of the Pesticide Law (Bill 52-14), the County Executive, through the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), is required to develop a yearly list of the invasive species exempt from the restrictions of the Law.īroadly, the law provides that only certain organic or minimum risk pesticides (defined as