# Environment (GEN)

## Title 9. Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities

### Subtitle 2. Regulation by State

#### Section 9-212.1

The Department may deny an application for a permit for a sanitary landfill system to any nongovernmental person if:

(1) The owner of the land, the operator, or the applicant has violated:

  (i) Any law of this State or any other state concerning sanitary landfills; or

  (ii) Any regulation or permit condition of this State or any other state concerning sanitary landfills; or

(2) The Department finds that operation of the sanitary landfill system would harm public health or the environment.

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