Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                    513

CHAPTER 395
(Senate Bill 271)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 566 of
Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1956 Supplement),
title "Crimes and Punishments", sub-title "Refuse—Throwing or
Dumping", eliminating Allegany County from the provisions of
said section; and to add Section 339A to the Code of Public Local
Laws of Allegany County (1955 Edition, being Article 1 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Allegany County",
sub-title "Licenses", to follow immediately after Section 339 there-
of, authorizing, directing and empowering the Board of County
Commissioners of Allegany County to inspect, license, regulate
and limit as to location certain businesses and enterprises and
relating generally to public dumps, junk yards, trailer camps and
other businesses and enterprises in Allegany County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 566 of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1956 Supplement), title "Crimes and Punishments", sub-title
"Refuse—Throwing or Dumping", be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments; that Section 339A be and it is hereby
added to the Code of Public Local Laws of Allegany County '(1955
Edition, being Article 1 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land) , title "Allegany County", sub-title "Licenses", to follow imme-
diately after Section 339 thereof, and all to read as follows:

566. Public dumps or junk yards outside of municipalities.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, either to
maintain or permit to be maintained outside of any incorporated
municipality a junk yard, a public dump or a lot on which refuse,
trash or junk is deposited or motor vehicles are dismantled or stored
within five hundred (500) feet of a public highway or within five
hundred (500) feet of the residence of another, or for any person,
firm or corporation, to throw, dump or deposit any trash, junk or
other refuse upon the same, or to dismantle any motor vehicle
thereon, unless said person, firm or corporation shall have obtained
a permit from the county commissioners of the county in which said¹
property or lot is situated, or from any agency or department having
zoning or planning powers over the particular area; and, in granting
said permit, said county commissioners, zoning agency or depart-
ment shall prescribe the conditions under which same shall be oper-
ated or maintained; and any applicant aggrieved by the refusal of
said county commissioners, zoning agency or department to issue
such permit shall have the right to appeal to the circuit court for
the county, provided that such appeal is taken within ten days from
such refusal. The zoning agency or department of any county shall
exercise the powers under this section only while designated to so do
by the county commissioners of the particular county. Any person

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.
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