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Ch. 333
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(2) THE NOTICE SHALL BE SERVED:
(I) ON THE PERSON WHO IS CAUSING THE NUISANCE; OR
(II) IF THE PERSON WHO IS CAUSING THE NUISANCE CANNOT BE
FOUND, ON THE OWNER OR OCCUPANT OF THE PROPERTY WHERE THE NUISANCE
EXISTS.
[(d)] (C) [A person may not refuse or neglect] FAILURE to comply with the
requirements of a notice served under this section IS A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBTITLE.
[(e)] (D) If a question arises between health officers as to the jurisdiction or
duties of a health officer in the abatement of [any unhealthy] A nuisance, the
question shall be referred to the Secretary[, who shall settle the question] FOR
RESOLUTION.
(E) (1) A HEALTH OFFICER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR THE COUNTY WHERE THE NUISANCE EXISTS IF:
(I) THE PERSON SERVED WITH THE NOTICE UNDER THIS SECTION
FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NOTICE; OR
(II) ALTHOUGH THE PERSON SERVED WITH A NOTICE UNDER THIS
SECTION COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NOTICE, THE NUISANCE IS
LIKELY TO RECUR ON THE SAME PROPERTY.
(2) A COMPLAINT FILED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION MAY SEEK A COURT
ORDER REQUIRING THE INDIVIDUAL SERVED WITH A NOTICE UNDER SUBSECTION
(B) OF THIS SECTION TO:
(I) COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE HEALTH OFFICER'S
ABATEMENT NOTICE;
(II) ABATE THE NUISANCE WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME;
(III) PREVENT THE NUISANCE FROM RECURRING; OR
(IV) PAY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $1,000.
20-307.
(a) [On the written complaint of 2 physicians or of at least 3 persons who
claim to be affected by the condition, the Secretary shall investigate any complaint
that any of the following is in a condition that injures any adjacent property or that is
dangerous to human health:
(1) Any watercourse, well, spring, open ditch, gutter, cesspool, drain,
outhouse, pigpen, or other place.
(2) Any accumulation or deposit of offensive or noxious matter.
(3) Any house, building, trades establishment, or manufacturing place.
(4) Any water in which mosquito larvae breed] THE SECRETARY MAY
INVESTIGATE ANY SUSPECTED NUISANCE.
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