# Part II – Prohibited Activities

Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## § 7-606 In general.

Balt., Md., Code § 7-606 (2026)

No person may dispose of any waste or other material except:

(1) in a receptacle and at a location approved by law for waste disposal;

(2) at a licensed landfill; or

(3) at any other disposal site authorized by law to receive waste.

*History: Ord. 99-548*

*History: Ord. 08-044*

## § 7-607 Disposing of offensive materials.

Balt., Md., Code § 7-607 (2026)

(a) No person may dispose of or permit to discharge or flow onto any public or private property, with or without the owner’s permission, any liquid or solid matter that is or that, after exposure to the atmosphere or otherwise, is likely to become offensive or otherwise a nuisance.

(b) This section applies to, among other things, any:

  (1) blood;

  (2) refuse coal oil;

  (3) dead animal or part of an animal;

  (4) domestic or sanitary sewage;

  (5) excrement;

  (6) filth;

  (7) foul or nauseous liquid;

  (8) garbage;

  (9) slaughter house or other trade cleanings;

  (10) stagnant water; or

  (11) offensive matter of any kind.

*History: Ord. 99-548*

*History: Ord. 08-044*

## § 7-608 Dumping on public property.

Balt., Md., Code § 7-608 (2026)

No person may dump or dispose of any garbage, waste, wire, glass, nails, or any other matter:

(1) in or on any gutter, sidewalk, street, open space, wharf, or other public place; or

(2) except for litter, as defined in Subtitle 7 of this title, into any public trash receptacle located on or along any sidewalk, street, open space, wharf, or other public place.

*History: Ord. 99-548*

*History: Ord. 08-044*

*History: Ord. 12-065*

## § 7-609 Dumping on private property.

Balt., Md., Code § 7-609 (2026)

No person may dump or otherwise dispose of any earth, dirt, sand, ashes, gravel, rocks, garbage, waste, or any other matter on any private property, including in or near any waste receptacle on the property, without the permission of the property owner or the owner’s agent.

*History: Ord. 99-548*

*History: Ord. 08-044*

*History: Ord. 11-478*

## § 7-610 Burning waste.

Balt., Md., Code § 7-610 (2026)

No person may burn or cause to be burned any garbage or other waste except as specifically authorized by law.

*History: Ord. 99-548*

*History: Ord. 08-044*

## §§ 7-611 to 7-615

Balt., Md., Code § 7-611 to 7-615 (2026)

Reserved