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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Nuisance Control|Part I - General Powers and Duties of Secretary|Section 20-301 - Nuisance

    (a)    In this subtitle, “nuisance” means a condition that is dangerous to health or safety including:        (1)    An inadequately protected swimming pool;        (2)    An unprotected open ditch;        (3)    An unsanitary outhouse;        (4)    A foul pigpen;        (5)    An improperly functioning sewage system;        (6)    An unkempt junkyard;        (7)    An unkempt scrap metal processing facility;        (8)    An excessive accumulation of trash or garbage;        (9)    A dead animal;        (10)    A contaminated water supply;        (11)    An inadequately protected water supply;        (12)    A rodent harborage;        (13)    Poor housekeeping that could endanger the health of the owner, occupant, employee, or a neighbor; or        (14)    Any condition that may endanger health that may be transmitted by means including:            (i)    Running streams;            (ii)    Surface drainage;            (iii)    Air currents;            (iv)    Birds;            (v)    Domestic animals; or            (vi)    Human beings.    (b)    “Nuisance” does not include:        (1)    Any condition resulting from a farm operation following generally accepted agricultural practices that are not creating a condition dangerous to health or safety; or        (2)    Any condition resulting from a commercial fishing or seafood operation following generally accepted industry standards and processes that are not creating a condition dangerous to health or safety.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-301.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Nuisance Control|Part I - General Powers and Duties of Secretary|Section 20-301.1 - General Care of Sanitary Interests

    Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 10 of the Environment Article, the Secretary is responsible for the general care of the sanitary interests of the people of the State.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Nuisance Control|Part I - General Powers and Duties of Secretary|Section 20-302 - Investigation of Nuisances

    The Secretary or a local health officer may investigate a suspected nuisance and devise means for the control of the nuisance.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Nuisance Control|Part I - General Powers and Duties of Secretary|Section 20-303 - Rules and Regulations

    (a)    The Secretary may adopt rules and regulations to govern the character and location of:        (1)    Plumbing;        (2)    Drainage;        (3)    Water supply;        (4)    Offensive trades; and        (5)    Disposal of any waste material, including sewage or garbage.    (b)    The Secretary may adopt rules and regulations to govern the sanitary condition of:        (1)    Streets;        (2)    Cesspools;        (3)    Outhouses; and        (4)    Any sanitary feature connected with any of these.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Nuisance Control|Part I - General Powers and Duties of Secretary|Section 20-304 - Inspection of Private Property

    The Secretary may enter on and inspect any private property to determine whether a nuisance exists.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Nuisance Control|Part I - General Powers and Duties of Secretary|Section 20-305 - Injunctions

    The Secretary or a local health officer may bring an action to enjoin any person from committing any nuisance subject to this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Nuisance Control|Part II - Nuisance Abatement|Section 20-306 - Investigations and Reports by Health Officer; Notice to Abate Nuisance; Resolution of Jurisdictional Questions; Filing of Complaint in Court

    (a)    The health officer for each county:        (1)    May investigate any suspected nuisance; and        (2)    Shall investigate and report on the sanitary conditions of schools, places of business, and places of employment in the county.    (b)    (1)    If the health officer finds that a nuisance exists, the health officer shall serve a written notice to the person who is causing the nuisance, ordering the person to abate the nuisance within a time specified in the notice.        (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.    (c)    Failure to comply with the requirements of a notice served under this section is a violation of this subtitle.    (d)    If a question arises between health officers as to the jurisdiction or duties of a health officer in the abatement of a nuisance, the question shall be referred to the Secretary 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.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Nuisance Control|Part II - Nuisance Abatement|Section 20-307 - Investigation by Secretary; Notice to Abate Dangerous Condition or Nuisance; Complaint to Force Compliance With Notice or Prevent Recurrence of Nuisance

    (a)    The Secretary may investigate any suspected nuisance.    (b)    (1)    If the Secretary finds that a nuisance exists, the Secretary shall serve a written notice to the person who is causing the nuisance, ordering the person to abate the nuisance within a time specified in the notice.        (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.    (c)    (1)    The Secretary may file a complaint in the circuit court for the county where the nuisance exists if:            (i)    The person served with the notice fails to comply with the requirements of the notice; or            (ii)    Although the person served 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 person served with the notice to:            (i)    Comply with the requirements of the Secretary’s abatement notice;            (ii)    Abate the nuisance within a time specified in the order;            (iii)    Prevent the nuisance from recurring; or            (iv)    Pay a fine of not more than $1,000.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Nuisance Control|Part II - Nuisance Abatement|Section 20-308 - Summary Abatement of Nuisance by Secretary

    (a)    If, after investigation, the Secretary or a local health officer finds that a nuisance exists that presents an immediate hazard to public health, the Secretary or local health officer may summarily abate the nuisance.    (b)    Before summarily abating a nuisance under this section, the Secretary or a local health officer shall:        (1)    Serve an abatement order on the owner of the property where the nuisance exists or, if the owner cannot be found, on the occupant or tenant of the property; or        (2)    If the property is unoccupied and the owner cannot be found, attach an abatement order to the property where the nuisance exists.    (c)    (1)    The abatement order shall require and state:            (i)    A time period within which the owner, occupant, or tenant of the property where the nuisance exists shall abate the nuisance; and            (ii)    The work and materials necessary to abate the nuisance.        (2)    The time period within which to abate the nuisance may not be less than 24 hours nor more than 5 days from the date and hour that the order is served.    (d)    (1)    If the owner, occupant, or tenant served with an abatement order fails to abate or only partially abates the nuisance within the time specified in the order, the Secretary, local health officer, or the representative of the Secretary or local health officer shall:            (i)    Enter on the property; and            (ii)    At the expense of the owner, occupant, or tenant of the property, do any work and use any materials necessary to abate the nuisance.        (2)    The Secretary or local health officer may not expend more than $5,000 to abate the nuisance.    (e)    If, within 60 days after the Secretary or local health officer has completed an abatement under this section, the owner, occupant, or tenant does not pay to the Secretary or local health officer the cost of the abatement, the Secretary or local health officer shall file suit against the owner, occupant, or tenant in the District Court for the county where the nuisance was abated.    (f)    A person may not:        (1)    Interfere with the Secretary, local health officer, or the representative of the Secretary or local health officer summarily abating a nuisance under this section; or        (2)    Refuse to allow the Secretary, local health officer, or the representative of the Secretary or local health officer to enter on any property for the purpose of summarily abating a nuisance under this section.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Nuisance Control|Part III - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 20-309 - Penalty for Violation of Notice Under 20-306

    A person who fails to comply with the requirements of a notice served under § 20-306 or § 20-307 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Nuisance Control|Part III - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 20-310 - Penalties for Violations Under 20-307

    (a)    A person who fails to exercise due diligence under 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 $1,000; and        (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 $1,000; and        (2)    The cost of prosecution.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-311 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Nuisance Control|Part III - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 20-311 - Additional Penalty for Interference With Secretary or Local Health Officer, or Refusing to Allow Secretary or Local Health Officer to Enter Property

    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 $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both, if the person:         (1)    Interferes with the Secretary, local health officer, or 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, local health officer, or 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.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-312 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Nuisance Control|Part III - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 20-312 - Penalty for Violation of Rule or Regulation Adopted Under Subtitle 1 of This Title

    (a)    The Secretary may adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this subtitle.    (b)    A person who violates any rule or regulation that the Secretary adopts under this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-313 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Nuisance Control|Part III - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 20-313 - Additional Penalties for Refusal or Neglecting to Comply With Notice or Order to Abate a Nuisance in Cecil or Allegany County

    In Cecil County or Allegany County, in addition to any other penalty imposed by this subtitle, a person who refuses or neglects to comply with a notice or order to abate a nuisance by the Secretary, or by the health officer for the county where the nuisance exists, is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 a day for each day the violation continues.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  20-314 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 20 - Miscellaneous Health Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Nuisance Control|Part III - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 20-314 - Construction

    Sections 20-310 through 20-313 of this subtitle may not be construed to abrogate any equitable or legal right or remedy otherwise available under the law to abate a nuisance.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Part I - Definitions and Scope of Title|Section 21-102 - Scope of Title

    (a)    The provisions of this title that relate to the sale of a consumer commodity also apply to:        (1)    Manufacturing, producing, processing, packing, exposing, offering, possessing, or holding the consumer commodity for sale;        (2)    Dispensing or giving the consumer commodity; and        (3)    Supplying or applying the consumer commodity in the operation of any food, drug, or cosmetic establishment.    (b)    If a substance is alleged to be misbranded because the labeling is misleading or if an advertisement is alleged to be false because it is misleading, there shall be taken into account:        (1)    The representations made or suggested by statement, word, design, symbol, or sound, alone or in combination; and        (2)    The extent to which the labeling or advertisement fails to reveal consequences that may result from use of the substance.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part I - Definitions; Scope and Application of Provisions|Section 21-201 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Counterfeit drug” means a drug that:        (1)    Bears, or the container or labeling of which bears, without authorization, the trademark, trade name, imprint, symbol, or any other identifying mark, or any likeness of any of these markings, of a manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor other than the one who, in fact, manufactured, processed, packed, or distributed the drug; and        (2)    By use of these markings falsely purports or is represented to be the product of, or to have been packed or distributed by, the other drug manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor.    (c)    (1)    “Established name” means, in regard to a drug or an ingredient of a drug:            (i)    The name designated under the federal act;            (ii)    If a name has not been designated under the federal act, but the drug or ingredient has been recognized in an official compendium, then the title used in the compendium; or            (iii)    If a name cannot be determined under item (i) or (ii) of this paragraph, the common or usual name of the drug or ingredient.        (2)    In applying the provisions of paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, if a drug or an ingredient of a drug is recognized in both the United States Pharmacopoeia and National Formulary and in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States under different official titles, the title used in the United States Pharmacopoeia and National Formulary is the established name, unless the drug is labeled and offered for sale as a homeopathic drug, in which event the official title used in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States is the established name.    (d)    “New drug” means any drug that:        (1)    Among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of drugs, is not recognized generally as safe and effective for use under the conditions specified, recommended, or suggested in the labeling of the drug; or        (2)    As a result of investigations to determine its safety and effectiveness for use, has become recognized by these experts as safe and effective under the conditions, but that, other than in the investigations, has not been used to a material extent or for a material time under the conditions.    (e)    “Prescription drug” means a drug that, under § 21-220 of this subtitle, may be dispensed only on the prescription of a health practitioner who is authorized by law to prescribe the drug.    (f)    “State adopted federal rule or regulation” means any rule or regulation that is adopted by the federal government under the federal act and that becomes a rule or regulation by automatic adoption under the provisions of this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part I - Definitions; Scope and Application of Provisions|Section 21-202 - Scope of Subtitle

    (a)    Any drug that is designated as a “controlled dangerous substance” under Title 5 of the Criminal Law Article is governed by that title as well as by this subtitle.    (b)    If, as to any drug that is a “controlled dangerous substance”, there is any conflict between the provisions of this subtitle and those of Title 5 of the Criminal Law Article, the provisions of the Criminal Law Article apply.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part I - Definitions; Scope and Application of Provisions|Section 21-203 - Application of Label Requirements to Outside Container or Wrapper

    If there is an outside container or wrapper for a food, drug, device, or cosmetic, then, to comply with any requirement that is imposed under this subtitle that a word, statement, or any other information appear on the label or the article, the word, statement, or other information also shall:         (1)    Be placed on the outside container or wrapper; or        (2)    Be legible through the outside container or wrapper.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part I - Definitions; Scope and Application of Provisions|Section 21-204 - Construction of Representations That Drug Is Antiseptic

    Unless the drug is purported to be an antiseptic for inhibitory use as a wet dressing, ointment, or dusting powder, or as some other substance that involves prolonged contact with the body, the representation of any drug, in its labeling or in an advertisement, as an antiseptic shall be considered to be a representation that the drug is a germicide.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part I - Definitions; Scope and Application of Provisions|Section 21-205 - Imputation of Act or Omission

    For purposes of the construction and enforcement of this subtitle, an act or omission of any officer, agent, employee, or any other person acting for or employed by any corporation, company, society, or association, shall be considered to be the act or omission of the corporation, company, society, or association, as well as of the person.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  21-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Subtitle 2 - Maryland Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part II - Food|Section 21-207 - Adulterated Food -- in General

    (a)    In addition to any other ground that may be applicable under this title, a food is considered to be adulterated for purposes of this subtitle if the standards in this section or in § 21-208 or § 21-209 of this subtitle apply.    (b)    A food is adulterated if:        (1)    It contains any poisonous or otherwise deleterious substance that, in the quantity present, reasonably would be expected to make it injurious to health;        (2)    It contains any added poisonous or added deleterious substance:            (i)    That is not a food or color additive; and            (ii)    The particular use of which has not been found safe as provided under § 21-239 of this subtitle;        (3)    It is or contains any food additive or color additive the particular use of which has not been found safe as provided under § 21-239 of this subtitle;        (4)    Any part of it is a diseased, contaminated, filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance;        (5)    It was produced, prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions that reasonably would be expected to have:            (i)    Contaminated it with filth; or            (ii)    Caused it to be diseased, unwholesome, or injurious to health;        (6)    Any part of its container is composed of any poisonous or otherwise deleterious substance that reasonably would be expected to have caused the food to be injurious to health;        (7)    It has been subjected intentionally to radiation, unless the use of the radiation conforms to that allowed by a rule or regulation under the federal act or under § 21-239 of this subtitle;        (8)    At any time after its manufacturing, processing, or packaging, it was refrozen after having been permitted to thaw from a prior freezing; or        (9)    It otherwise is unfit as food for human beings.