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Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
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DIVISION III. COUNTIES |
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TITLE 13. OTHER POWERS OF COUNTIES -- REGULATORY |
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SUBTITLE 7. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES |
§ 13-703. Sedimentation control in St. Mary's County
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(a) Powers of County Commissioners. -- The County Commissioners of St. Mary's County may:
(1) adopt an ordinance, a rule, or a regulation for erosion and siltation control requirements to facilitate sedimentation control in the county; and
(2) provide for the enforcement of any ordinance, rule, or regulation adopted under this section.
(b) Penalties -- Criminal. --
(1) A violation of an ordinance, a rule, or a regulation adopted under this section is a misdemeanor.
(2) The County Commissioners of St. Mary's County may establish a criminal penalty of a fine, imprisonment, or both for a violation of an ordinance, a rule, or a regulation adopted under this section.
(c) Penalties -- Civil. --
(1) The County Commissioners of St. Mary's County may provide for a civil penalty for a violation of an ordinance, a rule, or a regulation adopted under this section.
(2) In a proceeding before the District Court, a violation shall be enforced in the same manner and to the same extent as established for municipal infractions under Title 6 of this article.
(3) In addition to all other remedies provided by this section, the county may bring an action for an injunction against a person who violates an ordinance, a rule, or a regulation adopted under this section to require the correction or elimination of a violation.