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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 […]