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<section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="13-505" title_number="13" title_name="Other Powers of Counties -- Regulatory" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Junkyards">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Before adopting rules and regulations under § 13–503 of this subtitle, the governing body of a county shall hold a public hearing.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The rules or regulations are not valid unless a public hearing is held as advertised.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The governing body of the county shall publish notice of the time and place of the public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once a week for not less than 4 successive weeks.</text>
  </level>
</section>
