Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 25-1001

  • 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
(a) A person who is assessed for a ditch or drain that does not pass through or under the person’s land may open a ditch or install drain tile through the intervening land to connect to the main ditch and keep the ditch or drain tile open at the person’s expense and control.

(b) A person may not open a ditch or install drain tile under this section through the land of another person without the consent of the owner of the land.