# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 10. Express Powers Act

### Subtitle 3. Express Powers of Charter Counties and Code Counties

#### Section 10-328

(a) A county may provide for the prevention, abatement, and removal of nuisances.

(b) A county may provide for the prevention of contagious diseases in the county.

(c) A county may regulate any place where offensive trades are conducted or that may involve or give rise to unsanitary conditions or conditions detrimental to health.

(d) This title does not affect:

  (1) any power or duty of the Secretary of Health or the Secretary of the Environment; or

  (2) any public general law relating to health.

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Md. Code Ann., Local Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)