(a) The Secretary shall establish a Nuisance Plant Committee to advise the Secretary on the creation of the Nuisance Plant List.
(b) The Nuisance Plant Committee comprises 5 members to be appointed by the Secretary. The composition of the Nuisance Plant Committee shall be as follows:
(1) A representative from Delaware nursery and landscape industries;
(2) A representative from Plant Industries, Delaware Department of Agriculture;
(3) A representative from the Plant and Soil Science faculty of the University of Delaware or Delaware State University;
(4) A representative from Delaware state government outside the Department of Agriculture; and
(5) A public member.
(c) The Secretary will charge the Nuisance Plant Committee with reviewing and revising the Nuisance Plant List and with categorizing such plants as either Class A or Class B nuisance plants. A Class A nuisance plant is one for which there is no known effective and reasonable method of control. A Class B nuisance plant is one for which there is a known effective control method.
(d) Nuisance Plant Committee appointees shall serve terms for a period of 2 years, except the plant industries appointee, who will serve for a period of 3 years.
(e) The Nuisance Plant Committee shall meet a minimum of 1 time per year. The Secretary may call additional meetings as needed.