Section 18-210 - Disinfecting. - Maryland Statutes

§ 18-210. Disinfecting.
 

(a)  In general.- To prevent the spread of an infectious or contagious disease that endangers public health, a health officer may have: 

(1) Any part of a house disinfected if the house has been exposed to the disease; and 

(2) Any article in the house disinfected or destroyed if the article has been exposed to the disease. 

(b)  Expenses.- The county where the house is located shall: 

(1) Incur the expense of disinfecting the house; and 

(2) Reasonably compensate a person who suffers damage from the exercise of a power granted by this section, if the person is not at fault. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 55; 1982, ch. 21, § 2.]