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<section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="13-402" title_number="13" title_name="Other Powers of Counties -- Regulatory" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Nuisances and Public Health">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section applies to all counties, except:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Anne Arundel County;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Baltimore City;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Baltimore County;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Cecil County;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Howard County;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Prince George’s County;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Queen Anne’s County; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>Worcester County.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The provisions of §§ 9–105 and 9–106 of this article apply to an act, an ordinance, or a resolution adopted by a commission county under this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The governing body of a county may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>require, regulate, or provide for the collection, removal, and disposal of garbage or other unsanitary material; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>determine whether the expense of the collection, removal, or disposal is to be paid by the responsible owner or tenant or wholly or partly by the county.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The governing body of a county may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>license commercial refuse collectors for hire;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>make it unlawful to collect, remove, or dispose of refuse for hire without a license;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>regulate commercial refuse collectors, including the suspension, revocation, and renewal of licenses; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>require public notice of a hearing with the right to be represented by counsel if a license is denied, suspended, or revoked.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
