The Secretary may:
(1)Investigate, study, and make a determination on:
(i)The extent of growth and infestation of a noxious weed or other weed species in the State; and
(ii)The effect of the noxious weed or other weed species on agricultural production;
(2)By regulation, designate as a noxious weed any plant that adversely affects or threatens agricultural production;
(3)Institute programs or carry out practices necessary for the control and eradication of a noxious weed;
(4)Enter into agreements with a county or other political subdivision of the State, an adjoining state, or an agency of the federal government to implement a program for the control and eradication of a noxious weed;
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The Secretary may:
(1) Investigate, study, and make a determination on:
(i) The extent of growth and infestation of a noxious weed or other weed species in the State; and
(ii) The effect of the noxious weed or other weed species on agricultural production;
(2) By regulation, designate as a noxious weed any plant that adversely affects or threatens agricultural production;
(3) Institute programs or carry out practices necessary for the control and eradication of a noxious weed;
(4) Enter into agreements with a county or other political subdivision of the State, an adjoining state, or an agency of the federal government to implement a program for the control and eradication of a noxious weed;
(5) Accept, use, or expend any aid, gift, grant, or loan made available from any private or public source to carry out the provisions of this subtitle; and
(6) Following a public hearing declare a quarantine to control or eradicate any exotic plant, which means a plant species not previously known to occur in the State or known to be of only limited distribution in the State, as determined by the Secretary.