Section 20-301 - Nuisance. - Maryland Statutes

§ 20-301. Nuisance.
 

(a)  "Nuisance" defined.- In this subtitle, "nuisance" means a condition that is dangerous to health or safety including: 

(1) An inadequately protected swimming pool; 

(2) An unprotected open ditch; 

(3) An unsanitary outhouse; 

(4) A foul pigpen; 

(5) An improperly functioning sewage system; 

(6) An unkempt junkyard; 

(7) An unkempt scrap metal processing facility; 

(8) An excessive accumulation of trash or garbage; 

(9) A dead animal; 

(10) A contaminated water supply; 

(11) An inadequately protected water supply; 

(12) A rodent harborage; 

(13) Poor housekeeping that could endanger the health of the owner, occupant, employee, or a neighbor; or 

(14) Any condition that may endanger health that may be transmitted by means including: 

(i) Running streams; 

(ii) Surface Drainage; 

(iii) Air currents; 

(iv) Birds; 

(v) Domestic animals; or 

(vi) Human beings. 

(b)  Exclusion.- "Nuisance" does not include any condition resulting from a farm operation following generally accepted agricultural practices that are not creating a condition dangerous to health or safety. 
 

[2002, ch. 333.]