# Agriculture (GAG)

## Title 5. Pesticide and Pest Control

### Subtitle 4. Mosquito Control

#### Section 5-405.1

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, at least 24 hours before the State, a county, or a bicounty agency sprays a pesticide to control mosquitos within a municipality, the State, county, or bicounty agency shall provide to the municipality notification of:

  (1) The location of the spraying; and

  (2) The planned date and time of the spraying.

(b) If the State, a county, or a bicounty agency determines that spraying a pesticide is necessary to control the outbreak of a virus, contagion, or similar public health threat, the State, county, or bicounty agency shall provide the notification required under subsection (a) of this section to the municipality as soon as practicable.

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Md. Code Ann., Agric. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)