Section 10-105 – Injunctive Actions
The Secretary may bring an action to enjoin any person from committing any nuisance subject to this title.
Section 10-201 – Investigation and Notice by Health Officers
(a) The health officer for each county: (1) May investigate any condition in the county that is dangerous to human health; and (2) Shall investigate and report on the sanitary conditions of schools, places of business, and places of employment in the county. (b) Except in Baltimore County, on the written complaint of a physician or of at least […]
Section 10-202 – Investigation and Notice by Secretary
(a) On the written complaint of 2 physicians or of at least 3 persons who claim to be affected by the condition, the Secretary shall investigate any complaint that any of the following is in a condition that injures any adjacent property or that is dangerous to human health: (1) Any watercourse, well, spring, open ditch, gutter, […]
Section 10-203 – Summary Abatement
(a) (1) If, after investigation, the Secretary finds that any of the following conditions exists, the place or thing as to which the condition exists is in a state of nuisance: (i) The contents overflow or leak from an outhouse, a water closet, a septic tank, or a cesspool and present a hazard to public health. (ii) An outhouse, […]
Section 10-301 – Failure to Obey Abatement Notice From Health Officer
A person who refuses or neglects to comply with the requirements of a notice served under § 10-201 of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.
Section 10-302 – Failure to Obey Judicial Abatement Order
(a) A person who fails to exercise due diligence under a court order to abate a condition under § 10-202 of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to: (1) A fine not exceeding $10 for each day the condition is not abated; and (2) The cost of prosecution. (b) A person who knowingly […]
Section 10-303 – Interference With Summary Abatement
In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both, if the person: (1) Interferes with the Secretary or a representative of the Secretary summarily abating a nuisance under § 10-203 […]
Section 10-304 – Violation of Rules and Regulations
A person who violates any rule or regulation that the Secretary adopts under Subtitle 1 of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine for each offense not exceeding the lesser of the penalty provided by the rule or regulation or $100.
Section 10-305 – Nuisances in Cecil County or Allegany County
(a) In this section, “nuisance” includes: (1) Any condition that is dangerous to health or safety, such as an inadequately protected swimming pool or ditch; (2) Any condition that may adversely affect the public health, such as an unsanitary outhouse, a foul pigpen, an improperly functioning sewage system, an unkempt junkyard, an unkempt scrap metal processing facility, an […]
Section 10-101 – General Care of Sanitary Interests
Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 20, Subtitle 3 of the Health – General Article, the Secretary is responsible for the general care of the sanitary interests of the people of this State.