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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 22-2 Declaration of policy.">
  <section prefix="§" num="22-2" heading="Declaration of policy.">
    <text>The purposes of this subtitle are:</text>
    <para num="(1)">to safeguard the public interests against fraud, discrimination, deceptions, and similar abuses;</para>
    <para num="(2)">to eliminate traffic delays, unnecessary street congestion, and traffic hazards; and</para>
    <para num="(3)">generally, to protect the general welfare and public interests of the community.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1966, art. 31, §108</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1976/83, art. 19, §199</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 57-998</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 75-921</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 08-077</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
