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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

DISCRETION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN THE CASE OF
BONA FIDE AGRICULTURE PROPERTY. IN NO CASE SHALL
NOXIOUS WEEDS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE BE ALLOWED TO GROW
WITHIN TWENTY YARDS OF ANY PROPERTY LINE ADJOINING AN
OCCUPIED RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY.

(C) ANY OWNER, OCCUPANT, PERSON, CORPORATION,
PARTNERSHIP, OR ASSOCIATION IN CONTROL OF ANY LOT OR
PARCEL OF LAND WITHIN BALTIMORE COUNTY WHO SHALL FAIL
TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
SHALL UPON CONVICTION THEREOF BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT
EXCEEDING $50.00. EACH DAY'S VIOLATION SHALL
CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE OFFENSE.

SECTION 13-115. NOTICE TO DESTROY WEEDS.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE PENALTY CONTAINED IN SECTION
13-114, AND IN ADDITION THERETO, WHEN THE COUNTY
HEALTH OFFICES, OP HIS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE,
ASCERTAINS THAT THE OWNER, OCCUPANT OR PERSON IN
CONTROL OF ANY LOT OF LANDS WITHIN BALTIMORE COUNTY
HAS ALLOWED OR MAINTAINED ON SUCH LOT OR LANDS ANY
GROWTH OF WEEDS OR OTHER RANK VEGETATION TO A HEIGHT
OVER ONE FOOT OR THAT NOXIOUS WEEDS, AS SET FORTH IN
SECTION 13-114, ARE GROWING ON LANDS WITHIN BALTIMORE
COUNTY, HE SHALL CAUSE WRITTEN NOTICE TO BE SERVED
UPON THE OWNER, LESSEE, AGENT OR TENANT HAVING CHARGE
OF ANY LOT OR LANDS WITHIN BALTIMORE COUNTY, THAT
WEEDS OF OTHER RANK VEGETATION HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO
GROW TO A HEIGHT EXCEEDING ONE FOOT, AND THAT SUCH
WEEDS OF OTHER VEGETATION MUST BE CUT TO A HEIGHT NOT
EXCEEDING THREE INCHES, OR THAT NOXIOUS WEEDS ARE
GROWING ON SUCH LANDS AND THAT THEY MUST BE DESTROYED
BY ANY OF THE METHODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 13-114, AND
THAT THE CUTTING OF SUCH WEEDS OR OTHER RANK
VEGETATION OH THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS WEEDS MUST BE
COMMENCED WITHIN FIVE DAYS AFTER THE SERVICE OF SUCH
NOTICE. IF ANY SUCH ORDER OF THE COUNTY HEALTH
OFFICER, OR HIS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE, ISSUED
UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION,
IS NOT COMPLIED WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER THE SERVICE
THEREOF, THEN BALTIMORE COUNTY SHALL CAUSE SAID GROWTH
OF WEEDS OR OTHER RANK VEGETATION TO BE CUT TO A
HEIGHT NOT EXCEEDING THREE INCHES OR SHALL CAUSE SAID
NOXIOUS WEEDS TO BE DESTROYED AND THE EXPENSE INCURRED
INCIDENT TO SAID ORDER SHALL BE PAID BY THE OWNER OF
SAID LOT OR LAND, AND UNTIL SO PAID SHALL BE A LIEN
UPON THE REALTY AND RECOVERABLE AS OTHER LIENS ON
REALTY IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.