# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 5. Powers

### Subtitle 2. Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers

#### Section 5-209

(a) This section does not affect any public general law or public local law relating to health or the powers and duties of:

  (1) the Secretary of Health; or

  (2) a county board of health.

(b) A municipality may appoint a board of health and establish its powers and duties.

(c) A municipality may:

  (1) establish quarantine regulations;

  (2) authorize the removal or confinement of individuals having infectious or contagious diseases;

  (3) prevent and remove nuisances;

  (4) prevent the introduction of contagious diseases into the municipality; and

  (5) regulate any place where noxious things are manufactured, offensive trades are conducted, or that may cause unsanitary conditions or conditions detrimental to health.

(d) A municipality may:

  (1) regulate or prohibit the throwing or depositing of dirt, garbage, trash, or liquids in a public place; and

  (2) provide for the proper disposal of these materials.

(e) A municipality may:

  (1) regulate the interment of bodies; and

  (2) control the location and establishment of cemeteries.

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