# Environment (GEN)

## Title 5. Water Resources

### Subtitle 10A. Junkyards and Related Facilities

#### Section 5-10A-02

(a) A person who owns, maintains, or causes to be maintained a junkyard, automotive dismantler and recycler facility, scrap metal processing facility, or automobile graveyard that lawfully existed on January 1, 1972 and that adjoins a river, stream, or other body of water shall:

  (1) Store and maintain trash, junk, automobiles, or automobile parts to prevent the dumping, depositing, or transporting of this matter into the waters of the State;

  (2) Inform the Department and the Administration of provisions planned or made to prevent the dumping, depositing, or transporting of this matter into the waters of the State; and

  (3) Comply with the standards and specifications of the Administration relating to:

    (i) The erection of retaining walls; or

    (ii) The use of devices or procedures to restrain the dumping, depositing, or transporting of this matter into the waters of the State.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

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