Prohibited Activities

Baltimore City Code div. Health Code, tit. 7, subtit. 6, pt. II

in effect

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, § 7-606 In general.

§ 7-606. In general. No person may dispose of any waste or other material except: (1) in a receptacle and at a location approved by law for waste disposal; (2) at a licensed landfill; or (3) at any other disposal site authorized by law to receive waste. (Ord. 08-044; Ord. 99-548.)

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, § 7-607 Disposing of offensive materials.

§ 7-607. Disposing of offensive materials. (a) In general. No person may dispose of or permit to discharge or flow onto any public or private property, with or without the owner’s permission, 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) offensive matter of any kind. (Ord. 08-044; Ord. 99-548.)

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, § 7-608 Dumping on public property.

§ 7-608. Dumping on public property. No person may dump or dispose of any garbage, waste, wire, glass, nails, or any other matter: (1) in or on any gutter, sidewalk, street, open space, wharf, or other public place; or (2) except for litter, as defined in Subtitle 7 of this title, into any public trash receptacle located on or along any sidewalk, street, open space, wharf, or other public place. (Ord. 12-065; Ord. 08-044; Ord. 99-548.)

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, § 7-609 Dumping on private property.

§ 7-609. Dumping on private property. No person may dump or otherwise dispose of any earth, dirt, sand, ashes, gravel, rocks, garbage, waste, or any other matter on any private property, including in or near any waste receptacle on the property, without the permission of the property owner or the owner’s agent. (Ord. 11-478; Ord. 08-044; Ord. 99-548.)

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, § 7-610 Burning waste.

§ 7-610. Burning waste. No person may burn or cause to be burned any garbage or other waste except as specifically authorized by law. (Ord. 08-044; Ord. 99-548.)

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, §§ 7-611 to 7-615 {Reserved}

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/7/6/IIFetched: 10/25/2026