MACo and the Maryland Municipal League have jointly submitted an amicus curiae brief (2018-06-21) to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals in a Montgomery County case involving a local ban…
On Friday, July 1st, Baltimore City's law restricting the use of certain pesticides, including chlorpyrifos, neonicotinoids, and glyphosate, took effect. The application of either chlorpyrifos or glyphosate is prohibited on…
Montgomery County's ban on a wide range of pesticide use has been struck down in Circuit Court. The Judge, Terrence McGann, opined that state laws governing pesticide use effectively occupy…
A panel of Maryland Court of Special Appeal judges will determine whether state law preempts counties from regulating pesticide applications after hearing oral arguments in the case of Montgomery County…
In a victory for local governments, the Maryland Court of Appeals has denied a petition to hear an appeal of a lower court decision finding that local governments are not…
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has rejected an argument that local governments are impliedly preempted from regulating the use of pesticides and upheld a Montgomery County pesticide regulation. The…
The Montgomery County Council this week passed a ban on private use of most commonly-used pesticides, drawing national attention and interest as the first major local jurisdiction to do so.…
MACo Legal and Policy Counsel Les Knapp testified in opposition to legislation against the use of synthetic turf fields before the House Appropriations Committee on February 8, 2018. The bill,…
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