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b.  The owner or his agent shall be responsible for those portions
of the premises or those sources of air pollutants not under occupant
control.

c.  The installer of equipment, which is a potential source of air
pollutants, shall be initially responsible for compliance with 25 5 D
and the terms of any installation plan, specification and permit.

255F.

a.  Openings into equipment or sources, which may be required for
testing the quality of emissions, shall be provided as needed by the
installer of any new sources, or the person responsible in the case of
existing sources.

b.  The person responsible for a source shall permit access to the
source to the designated officer of the County or State, or to any
consultant officially designated by the County at all reasonable times.

c.  Where a determination has been made by the designated officer
of the County that a test of emission is required, the County may
engage a consultant, to make such measurements. If the results
show no violation or if a conviction is obtained, the person respon-
sible for the source shall bear the cost of the consultation.

d.  The person responsible for a fuel burning source shall, upon
request, submit such analyses of the fuel as may be required to de-
termine compliance with this subtitle.

255G. Upon finding that a person is violating a provision of this
subtitle, the Health Officer, or other designated officer of the County
may, in his discretion, issue an order directing such person to cease
such violation(s). Such order shall be in writing and shall be served
upon the person to whom it is directed, either by mail or personal
delivery to such person. If such person cannot be located in Howard
County after reasonable effort, service shall be made by certified
mail at his last known address or shall be made by posting the order
upon the premises. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
prohibit the Health Officer, or other designated officer of the County
from dispensing with the provisions of this section and proceeding
directly under Section 255J.

255H. When it has been adequately demonstrated to the Health
Department that compliance with this subtitle cannot be effectively
and immediately made, the Health Department has authority to
grant permission for continued operation of non-complying equip-
ment but only in the event that all necessary steps have been taken
to secure compliance with this subtitle. Permission for non-compli-
ance shall be granted for no longer than six (6) months at the end
of which applicant shall be deemed in violation of these sections,
unless this period of grace is extended by the Board of County Com-
missioners upon proper showing of an attempt to comply.

255I. Any person aggrieved by an order to cease violation under
this subtitle may appeal within ten days from such order to the
Howard County Board of County Commissioners pursuant to this
Code. Such appeal shall not stay execution of the order more than