5540

COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

tenant on such farm where feeding places are established,
public highway or public building. Any residue in these
containers for feeding purposes, and not devoured by the
hogs, shall be disposed of by incineration, plowing under
or burial within twenty—four hours after any one feeding.
It shall be unlawful for trucks or other vehicles to
transport trash or refuse to a dump or landfill from
without the State of Maryland to within Prince George's
County, unless authority has been granted by the [board
of county commissioners.] COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY
EXECUTIVE.

(C) TRANSPORTATION OF SLUDGE. NO SLUDGE SHALL

BE TRANSPORTED IN AND THROUGH PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, FOLLOWING
THE RECEIPT OF COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER.

IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR TRUCKS OR ANY OTHER
VEHICLES TO TRANSPORT SLUDGE FROM WITHOUT THE STATE OF
MARYLAND AND/OR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY TO WITHIN PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY UNLESS AUTHORITY HAS FIRST BEEN GRANTED
FOR SUCH TRANSPORT BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. THE COUNTY COUNCIL
AND THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL HAVE AUTHORITY TO SET
REASONABLE STANDARDS AND CONDITIONS REGULATING THE
MOVEMENT OF SLUDGE INCLUDING THE MANNER OF ITS DISPOSAL,
AND TO TERMINATE AND/OR ORDER CORRECTIONS FOR ANY
OPERATIONS FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION THEREOF.

[(c)] (D) Licensing AND INSPECTION OF Vehicles.

All garbage transported over any public highway or street
of Prince George's County to incinerators, approved
municipal [dumps,] WASTE ACCEPTANCE FACILITIES,

LANDFILLS, OR OTHER DISPOSAL SITES WITHIN THE COUNTY, or
to destinations outside the limits of Prince George's
County, shall be transported only in vehicles equipped
with covered watertight, leak—proof bodies, or in metal
containers with tight—fitting covers. The County Health
Officer shall have the power and authority to ESTABLISH
STANDARDS FOR, INSPECT, AND license the vehicles that are
used for the purpose of hauling the said garbage, and
each operator shall pay an annual license fee of
twenty—five dollars ($25.00) for each vehicle used, the
revenues from such licenses to be retained by the County
Health Officer to defray the cost of inspection service
for the enforcement of this section.

[d] (E) Penalties. Any person violating the
provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by a fine of not less than [five dollars
($5.00)] ONE-HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) nor more than