Md. Code, Health - General § 3-201
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 3-201, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§3–201.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the governing body of a county is ex officio the board of health for the county.
(b) In a code county or charter county, the governing body is ex officio the board of health for the county, unless the governing body establishes a board of health.
(b) In a code county or charter county, the governing body is ex officio the board of health for the county, unless the governing body establishes a board of health.
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