Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Enumeration of Express Law Making Powers
Section 5-209 - Legislative Authority -- Health and Welfare

(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.