Sec. 13-272. Purpose and Intent

There is hereby established an Environmental Crimes Unit. The Department of the Environment shall be the coordinating agency for the County, collaborating with the Department of Public Works and Transportation; Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement; and the Prince George's County Police Department. The mission of the Environmental Crimes Unit is to detect, apprehend, prosecute, and deter persons, owners, lessors, associations, corporations, organizations, and entities from engaging in conduct that harms the County's physical environment. Further, the mission is to educate the community at large about environmental violation issues to make the County cleaner and improve the quality of life for the County's residents and stakeholders.