§ 20-311. Additional penalty for interference with Secretary or local health officer, or refusing to allow Secretary or local health officer to enter property  


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  •    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.


HISTORY: 1987, ch. 306, § 3; 1988, ch. 6, § 1; 2002, ch. 333.