# Sec. 19-135. Definitions

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 19-135. Definitions

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 19-135 (2026)

(a) Public Housing shall mean any housing in Prince George's County that is:

  (1) under the jurisdiction of the Housing Authority of Prince George's County as a public housing authority as designated by HUD.

(b) Senior Citizen Housing shall mean any congregate housing that:

  (1) provides housing under a landlord-tenant arrangement; and

  (2) is specifically designed to meet the physical or social needs of elderly individuals;

and;

(3) is under the jurisdiction of the Housing Authority of Prince George's County as a public housing authority as designated by HUD.

(c) Smoking or to smoke shall mean the act of smoking or carrying a lighted or smoldering cigar, cigarette, cigarillo, or pipe or lighting a cigar, cigarette, cigarillo, or pipe of any kind.

(d) Electronic cigarette shall mean any electronic device that can be used to deliver nicotine or other substance to the person inhaling from the device, including, but not limited to, an electronic cigarette, cigar, cigarillo, or pipe, or any cartridge or other component of the device or related product.