Md. Code, Health - General § 20-313
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 20-313, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§20–313.
Official statutory text
In Cecil County or Allegany County, in addition to any other penalty imposed by this subtitle, a person who refuses or neglects to comply with a notice or order to abate a nuisance by the Secretary, or by the health officer for the county where the nuisance exists, is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 a day for each day the violation continues.
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