Md. Code, Environment § 3-502
This is the official text of Md. Code, Environment § 3-502, part of Maryland’s Code, Environment — governs environmental protection.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§3–502.
Official statutory text
To the fullest extent consistent with its authority under a law that it administers, a unit shall carry out programs that the unit administers to further the policy of the State to provide people with an environment free from noise that:
(1) May jeopardize health, general welfare, and property; or
(2) Degrades the quality of life.
(1) May jeopardize health, general welfare, and property; or
(2) Degrades the quality of life.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Maryland?
Find a Maryland lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.