# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 13. Other Powers of Counties -- Regulatory

### Subtitle 7. Environmental Issues

#### Section 13-703

(a) The County Commissioners of St. Mary's County may:

  (1) adopt an ordinance, a rule, or a regulation for erosion and siltation control requirements to facilitate sedimentation control in the county; and

  (2) provide for the enforcement of any ordinance, rule, or regulation adopted under this section.

(b)

  (1) A violation of an ordinance, a rule, or a regulation adopted under this section is a misdemeanor.

  (2) The County Commissioners of St. Mary's County may establish a criminal penalty of a fine, imprisonment, or both for a violation of an ordinance, a rule, or a regulation adopted under this section.

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