J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                     1441

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1963.

Approved April 30, 1963.

CHAPTER 696
(House Bill 680)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, subsections (a)
and (s) of Section 3 of Article 25 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1962 Supplement), title "County Commissioners," subtitle
"General Provisions," providing for the licensing and regulation
of plumbing and the adoption and enforcement of plumbing, build-
ing and housing codes; AND THE ISSUANCE OF ZONING
CERTIFICATES in Allegany County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That subsections (a) and (s) of Section 3 of Article 25 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1962 Supplement), title "County Commis-
sioners," subtitle "General Provisions," be and they are hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

3.

(a) The county commissioners of each county in this State, except
Worcester, Kent, Caroline, Allegany, except as specifically provided
in subsection (s), Prince George's, Washington, Somerset, Dorchester,
Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Cecil, Charles, Howard, Frederick, Queen
Anne's and St. Mary's counties, in addition to, but not in substitution
of, the powers which have been or may hereafter be granted them,
shall have the following express powers:

(s) (1) In Harford and Allegany [County] Counties, the County
Commissioners may provide and prescribe regulations for the issu-
ance of plumbing permits, to be required before any sanitary systems,
plumbing and fixtures may be installed within said county, and pro-
vide any fee or charges for any such permits, and the enforcement
thereof. The County Commissioners are authorized to charge rea-
sonable fees for the issuance of zoning certificates or permits for
construction of improvements to real property. The County Com-
missioners of Harford and Allegany [County] Counties shall also
have the power to adopt a plumbing code to regulate the construction
of water, sewer, drainage, and sanitary facilities with power to desig-
nate and employ the necessary personnel to enforce said plumbing
code and to provide criminal penalties for violation thereof. In the
event the authority to adopt a plumbing code is exercised, the County
Commissioners shall appoint an advisory plumbing board, with four
year terms of office, consisting of a medical doctor, a plumber, and
one other person to assist in the drafting and promulgation of said
plumbing code and its enforcement.

(2) The County Commissioners of Harford and Allegany [Coun-
ty] Counties may adopt, and from time to time may amend, supple-
ment or abrogate, a building code and a housing code, or either of
such codes. The building code, if adopted, shall provide and prescribe