Miscellaneous Requirements

Baltimore City Code div. Health Code, tit. 5, subtit. 9

in effect

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, § 5-901 Cleaning sidewalks and gutters.

§ 5-901. Cleaning sidewalks and gutters. The person in charge of any premises or lot must keep the sidewalk and gutters bounding on the premises or lot open and free from waste or obstructions and clean at all times. (Ord. 99-548.)

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, § 5-902 Keeping offensive materials on property.

§ 5-902. Keeping offensive materials on property. (a) In general. No person may use or keep on that person’s property any liquid or solid matter that is or that, after exposure to the atmosphere or otherwise, is likely to become offensive or otherwise a nuisance. (b) Illustrations. This section applies to, among other things, any: (1) blood; (2) refuse coal oil; (3) dead animal or part of an animal; (4) domestic or sanitary sewage; (5) excrement; (6) filth; (7) foul or nauseous liquid; (8) garbage; (9) slaughter house or other trade cleanings; (10) stagnant water; or (11) other offensive matter of any kind. (Ord. 99-548.)

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, § 5-903 Livestock.

§ 5-903. Livestock. Every person who keeps a cow, horse, or other livestock in the City must keep the animal and its stable or other housing in such a way that no filth or stench becomes offensive to or annoys any neighbor or other person. (Ord. 99-548.)

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, § 5-904 Deposit on streets, etc. prohibited.

§ 5-904. Deposit on streets, etc. prohibited. No person may place or cause or allow to be placed on any street any noxious or objectionable matter that from its acid content or otherwise might be injurious or harmful to any person or to the clothing, household furnishings, or personal effects of any person. (Ord. 99-548.)

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, § 5-905 Plastic bags.

§ 5-905. Plastic bags. (a) “Plastic bag” defined. “Plastic bag” means any bag that is: (1) intended for household use or for packaging garments or other articles intended for household use; (2) larger than 6 inches in diameter at the open end; and (3) made of film less than 1 mil (0.001 inch) thick. (b) Printed warning required. No person may package, deliver, or sell in a plastic bag any article for use in or around the household or sell or distribute any plastic bag for use in or around the household unless the bag bears a warning as required by this section. (c) Text of warning. The warning must warn the consumer against the hazard of suffocation by children in the following or substantially equivalent wording: “Warning: To avoid danger of suffocation, keep away from babies and children. Do not use in cribs, beds, carriages, or playpens. This bag is not a toy.” (d) Placement and size. (1) The warning must be printed on, attached to, or accompany each plastic bag or each package of plastic bags delivered to the consumer. (2) The warning must be prominently and conspicuously displayed in bold face type, in accordance with the following table: Combined length and width of bag | Minimum Size of Lettering Less than 30 inches | 10 points 30 inches or more, but less than 40 inches | 14 points 40 inches or more, but less than 60 inches | 18 points 60 inches or more | 24 points (Ord. 99-548.)

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, § 5-906 Abandoned refrigerators, etc.

§ 5-906. Abandoned refrigerators, etc. No person may place or permit anyone else to place in any location that is outside of a dwelling or other building and accessible to children any abandoned, unattended, or uncrated ice box, refrigerator, or freezer cabinet equipped with a door or lock that cannot be opened from the inside. (Ord. 99-548.)

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, §§ 5-907 to 5-909 {Reserved}

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, § 5-910 Penalties.

§ 5-910. Penalties. (a) In general. Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to the penalties specified in this section. (b) Basic penalty: $500. Except as otherwise specified in this section, the penalty for a violation is a fine of not more than $500 for each offense. (c) Violation after notice: $1,000. For a person who receives a notice under Subtitle 2 of this title to correct a violation of any provision of this subtitle and fails to comply with that notice, the penalty is a fine of not more than $1,000 for each offense. (d) Abandoned refrigerators: $500 and 30 days. (1) For a person who violates any provision of § 5-906 {“Abandoned refrigerators, etc.”} of this subtitle, the penalty is a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days or both fine and imprisonment for each offense. (2) Each day that a violation of § 5-906 continues is a separate offense. (Ord. 99-548.)

Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/health/5/9Fetched: 10/25/2026