# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 20. Miscellaneous Health Provisions

### Subtitle 3. Nuisance Control

#### Section 20-303

(a) The Secretary may adopt rules and regulations to govern the character and location of:

  (1) Plumbing;

  (2) Drainage;

  (3) Water supply;

  (4) Offensive trades; and

  (5) Disposal of any waste material, including sewage or garbage.

(b) The Secretary may adopt rules and regulations to govern the sanitary condition of:

  (1) Streets;

  (2) Cesspools;

  (3) Outhouses; and

  (4) Any sanitary feature connected with any of these.

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