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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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H.B. 685
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(2) The cost of prosecution.
(b) A person who knowingly or willfully acts contrary to a court order to abate
a condition under § 20-306 OR § 20-307 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and
on conviction is subject to:
(1) A fine not exceeding [$20 for each day the violation continues] $1,000;
and
(2) The cost of prosecution.
20-311.
In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person is guilty of a
misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding [$100] $1,000 or
imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both, if the person:
(1) Interferes with the Secretary [or a representative of the Secretary],
LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER, OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE THE REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE SECRETARY OR LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER summarily abating a nuisance under §
20-308 of this subtitle; or
(2) Refuses to allow the Secretary [or a representative of the Secretary],
LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER, OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE THE REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE SECRETARY OR LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER to enter on any property for the
purpose of summarily abating a nuisance under § 20-308 of this subtitle.
20-312.
(A) THE SECRETARY SHALL MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE.
(B) A person who violates any rule or regulation that the Secretary adopts
under [Part I of] this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor [and on conviction is subject
to a fine for each offense not exceeding the lesser of the penalty provided by the rule
or regulation or $100].
20-313.
[(a) In this section, "nuisance" includes:
(1) Any condition that is dangerous to health or safety, such as an
inadequately protected swimming pool or ditch;
(2) Any condition that may adversely affect the public health, such as an
unsanitary outhouse, a foul pigpen, an improperly functioning sewage system,., an
unkempt junkyard, an unkempt scrap metal processing facility, an excessive
accumulation of trash or garbage, dead animals, a contaminated water supply, an
inadequately protected water supply, or a rat harborage;
(3) Housekeeping in any building that is so poor that the health of the
owner, occupants, employees, or neighbors may be endangered; and
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