Maryland Code, ENVIRONMENT 3-101
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, ENVIRONMENT 3-101
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Environmental noise standard” means a goal for the limitation of noise, from all sources, that exists in a defined area under specified conditions.
(c) (1) “Noise” means the intensity, frequency, duration, and character of sound.
(2) “Noise” includes sound and vibration of subaudible frequencies.
(d) “Political subdivision” means a county or municipal corporation of this State.
(e) “Sound level limit” means the maximum allowable noise emission from a noise source in a defined area under specified conditions.
(f) “Source” means any person or property from which sound originates.