Cumberland County does not require native plantings. Within the 250-ft shoreland zone (38 MRS § 435 et seq.), municipalities must enforce vegetation-retention standards that favor existing native cover. Maine's prohibited-invasive-plant list (7 MRS § 2301 / DACF Chapter 575) effectively narrows available landscape stock toward natives or non-invasive cultivars.
There is no statewide or county landscape ordinance dictating species selection on private property. The Maine Natural Areas Program (operated by DACF) publishes the official native-plant list and encourages voluntary native landscaping for pollinator habitat and water-quality protection. Under the Shoreland Zoning Act (38 MRS § 435), replanting within the 75-ft buffer following storm damage or approved cutting must use 'native species characteristic of the local plant community' per the Maine DEP Chapter 1000 model ordinance. State agency landscaping (Maine DOT roadside, state-park grounds) follows the Executive Order 9 FY 11/12 directive favoring native species, but this does not bind private property owners or the county.
No penalty for non-native landscape choices, except (1) listed invasive plants prohibited under 7 MRS § 2301 (DACF fine up to $200), and (2) inadequate shoreland-buffer replanting after a cutting permit, enforceable by Maine DEP and the municipal CEO with civil penalties of $100–$2,500/day under 30-A MRS § 4452.
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