Section 9-699 - Prohibited acts; penalties. - Maryland Statutes

§ 9-699. Prohibited acts; penalties.
 

(a)  Prohibited acts.- A person may not: 

(1) Interfere with an inspection made under authority of § 9-606 of this subtitle; 

(2) Violate § 9-661 of this subtitle by failing: 

(i) To maintain at least 1 sanitary toilet and wash basin as a part of any plumbing system that is used on any parcel after it is connected to a connector; or 

(ii) To disconnect and close each cesspool, sink, drain, and privy on a parcel after it is connected to a connector; 

(3) Violate a water conservation order; 

(4) Construct or operate an independent system in violation of § 9-664 of this subtitle; 

(5) Fail to move an obstruction in violation of § 9-669 of this subtitle; 

(6) Fail, in violation of § 9-697 (a) of this subtitle, to perform any act required of that person in paying principal or interest on bonds issued under this subtitle; 

(7) Use, for any purpose other than repaying in accordance with this subtitle, any funds that, under this subtitle, are required to be used to pay principal and interest on bonds; 

(8) Violate § 9-698 of this subtitle; 

(9) Operate, or make any connection to a fire hydrant, unless the act is done: 

(i) With written permission of the sanitary commission; or 

(ii) By a fire department in discharge of its duties; or 

(10) Deface, damage, or obstruct a fire hydrant. 

(b)  Penalties.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment in jail not exceeding 30 days or both. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, §§ 658-660, 666-669; 1982, ch. 240, § 2; 1988, ch. 6, § 1.]