Md. Code, Local Government § 5-209
This is the official text of Md. Code, Local Government § 5-209, part of Maryland’s Code, Local Government — governs the powers and operations of Maryland counties and municipalities.
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§5–209.
Official statutory text
(a) This section does not affect any public general law or public local law relating to health or the powers and duties of:
(1) the Secretary of Health; or
(2) a county board of health.
(b) A municipality may appoint a board of health and establish its powers and duties.
(c) A municipality may:
(1) establish quarantine regulations;
(2) authorize the removal or confinement of individuals having infectious or contagious diseases;
(3) prevent and remove nuisances;
(4) prevent the introduction of contagious diseases into the municipality; and
(5) regulate any place where noxious things are manufactured, offensive trades are conducted, or that may cause unsanitary conditions or conditions detrimental to health.
(d) A municipality may:
(1) regulate or prohibit the throwing or depositing of dirt, garbage, trash, or liquids in a public place; and
(2) provide for the proper disposal of these materials.
(e) A municipality may:
(1) regulate the interment of bodies; and
(2) control the location and establishment of cemeteries.
(1) the Secretary of Health; or
(2) a county board of health.
(b) A municipality may appoint a board of health and establish its powers and duties.
(c) A municipality may:
(1) establish quarantine regulations;
(2) authorize the removal or confinement of individuals having infectious or contagious diseases;
(3) prevent and remove nuisances;
(4) prevent the introduction of contagious diseases into the municipality; and
(5) regulate any place where noxious things are manufactured, offensive trades are conducted, or that may cause unsanitary conditions or conditions detrimental to health.
(d) A municipality may:
(1) regulate or prohibit the throwing or depositing of dirt, garbage, trash, or liquids in a public place; and
(2) provide for the proper disposal of these materials.
(e) A municipality may:
(1) regulate the interment of bodies; and
(2) control the location and establishment of cemeteries.
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