HARRY HUGHES, Governor                               1793

Section 8-601, 8-604, 8-605, 8-606, 8-1404, 8-1413,
8-1413.2, and 8-1413.3 and the subtitles "Part
I. In General", "Part II. Well Drilling", and
"Part III. Well Drillers"

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1974 Volume and 1981 Supplement)

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That a new
Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, designated
"Health - Environmental", be and it hereby is enacted to
read as follows:

Article - Health - Environmental

TITLE 1. DEFINITIONS; GENERAL PROVISIONS; ENFORCEMENT.

SUBTITLE 1. DEFINITIONS.

1-101. DEFINITIONS.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

IN THIS ARTICLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language used as
the standard introductory language to a
definition section.

(B)  COUNTY.

"COUNTY" MEANS A COUNTY OF THIS STATE AND, UNLESS
EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE, BALTIMORE CITY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language added
to indicate that a reference in this article to
"county" includes Baltimore City, unless the
reference specifically provides otherwise.

Article 1, § 14 of the Code provides that
"county" includes Baltimore City "unless such
construction would be unreasonable". However,
the word "unreasonable" in that section has been
interpreted various ways. Therefore, the
Commission to Revise the Annotated Code concluded
that a more explicit definition of "county"
should be included here.

(C)  DEPARTMENT.

"DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL
HYGIENE.