Maryland Senate Bill 317

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-13 - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishing a Food Forests and Foraging Program on areas owned or managed by the Department of Natural Resources; defining "foraging" as harvesting plant materials, including seeds, nuts, mushrooms, roots, tubers, and berries for noncommercial personal consumption; requiring individuals who forage in a food forest to obtain a permit; requiring the Department to charge a permit application fee and establish a fee waiver process for individuals who demonstrate financial need; establishing the Food Forests and Foraging Fund; etc.

Natural Resources - Food Forests and Foraging Program - Establishment

Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

Sen. Sara Love [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-13	Senate	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

HB257 (Crossfiled) 2025-01-13 - Hearing 1/29 at 1:30 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Natural Resources	5	2101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	5	2102	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	5	2103	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	5	2104	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Finance and Procurement	6	226	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0317?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0317f.pdf