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.Revised and recodified by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 119,Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2013.