# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 26. Public Drainage Associations

### Subtitle 5. Board of Viewers

#### Section 26-502

At least 10 days before proceeding with its duties, the board of viewers shall:

(1) post a notice of its intention to proceed at four public places in the area described in the petition;

(2) publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation published in each county in which the lands to be viewed are located; and

(3) send a copy of the notice to the county commissioners or county council, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the State Soil Conservation Committee in the Department of Agriculture.

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