1070                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 605

TARY FACILITIES WITH POWER TO DESIGNATE AND EM-
PLOY THE NECESSARY PERSONNEL TO ENFORCE SAID
PLUMBING CODE AND TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. IN THE EVENT THE AUTHOR-
ITY 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 EN-
FORCEMENT.

(2) THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF HARFORD, FRED-
ERICK AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES MAY ADOPT, AND FROM
TIME TO TIME MAY AMEND, SUPPLEMENT OR ABROGATE,
A BUILDING CODE AND A HOUSING CODE. OR EITHER OF
SUCH CODES. THE BUILDING CODE, IF ADOPTED, SHALL
PROVIDE AND PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS FOR THE ISSU-
ANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS TO BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO
THE CONSTRUCTION OR IMPROVEMENT OF ANY BUILD-
ING; AND ANY SUCH CODE SHALL PRESCRIBE STANDARDS
OF CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR, COVER-
ING STRUCTURAL SAFETY, FIRE PREVENTION REQUIRE-
MENTS, LIGHTS AND VENTILATION, AND PROPER MEANS
OF INGRESS AND EGRESS. THE HOUSING CODE, IF
ADOPTED, SHALL PROVIDE AND PRESCRIBE REGULA-
TIONS AND STANDARDS FOR HUMAN HABITATION, COV-
ERING SANITATION, DENSITY OF OCCUPANCY, OPEN
SPACE REQUIREMENTS, RODENT INFESTATION, AND
HUMAN STANDARDS OF OCCUPANCY.

A BUILDING CODE AND A HOUSING CODE, IF EITHER IS
ADOPTED, AND ALL REGULATIONS THEREUNDER, SHALL
BE DESIGNED TO ASSURE AND PROTECT THE PUBLIC
HEALTH, SAFETY, COMFORT, AND MORAL AND ECONOMIC
WELFARE. THEY MAY INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR EN-
FORCEMENT, INCLUDING THE APPOINTMENT AND MAIN-
TENANCE OF INSPECTORS AND INCLUDING PENALTIES
FOR A VIOLATION OF EITHER A CODE OR THE REGULA-
TIONS THEREUNDER.

ANY SUCH CODE MAY INCORPORATE BY REFERENCE
A PORTION OR ALL, IF APPLICABLE, OF EITHER A BUILD-
ING CODE OR A HOUSING CODE, AS THE CASE MAY BE,
ISSUED OR PROPOSED AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR GEN-
ERAL CIRCULATION BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY
OR BY ANY TRADE OR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION; BUT
ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT TO OR CHANGE IN WHAT-
EVER IS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE SHALL NOT BE EFFEC-
TIVE IN HARFORD, FREDERICK AND ALLEGANY COUN-
TIES UNTIL AND UNLESS IT IS SPECIFICALLY INCORPO-
RATED THEREIN BY ACTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS.

ALL BUILDINGS ON A FARM AND ON ANY PREMISES
DEVOTED SOLELY TO AGRICULTURAL PURSUITS ARE EX-
EMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS AND THE APPLICATION OF
BOTH BUILDING AND HOUSING CODES.