State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Maryland > Agriculture > Title-5 > Subtitle-4 > 5-406§ 5-406. Mosquito control.
(a) Abatement.- If the Secretary, in cooperation with the local health authority, finds that a person is causing or allowing mosquitoes to breed or develop on any property in a manner that may pose a threat to public health, the Secretary may order that the person abate the mosquito habitat in a manner and at a time specified in the order.
(b) Order.- After all reasonable attempts of abatement have failed, an order issued in accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall be served:
(1) On the person who is causing or allowing mosquitoes to breed or develop; or
(2) If the person who is causing or allowing the mosquitoes to breed or develop cannot be found, on the owner or occupant of the property where the mosquitoes exist.
[2010, ch. 412.]
