§ 20-301. Nuisance

   (a) "Nuisance" defined. -- 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) Exclusion. -- "Nuisance" does not include any condition resulting from a farm operation following generally accepted agricultural practices that are not creating a condition dangerous to health or safety.

HISTORY: 2002, ch. 333.