# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 25. Public Watershed Associations

### Subtitle 10. Miscellaneous

#### Section 25-1001

(a) A person who is assessed for a ditch or drain that does not pass through or under the person's land may open a ditch or install drain tile through the intervening land to connect to the main ditch and keep the ditch or drain tile open at the person's expense and control.

(b) A person may not open a ditch or install drain tile under this section through the land of another person without the consent of the owner of the land.

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