(a) In this subtitle, 'nuisance' means a condition that is dangerous to health or safety including: (1) An inadequately protected swimming pool; (2) An unprotected open ditch; (3) An unsanitary outhouse; (4) A foul pigpen; (5) An improperly functioning sewage system; (6) An unkempt junkyard; (7) An unkempt scrap metal processing facility; (8) An excessive accumulation of trash or garbage; (9) A dead animal; (10) A contaminated water supply; (11) An inadequately protected water supply; (12) A rodent harborage; (13) Poor housekeeping that could endanger the health of the owner, occupant, employee, or a neighbor; or (14) Any condition that may endanger health that may be transmitted by means including: (i) Running streams; (ii) Surface drainage; (iii) Air currents; (iv) Birds; (v) Domestic animals; or (vi) Human beings. (b) 'Nuisance' does not include: (1) Any condition resulting from a farm operation following generally accepted agricultural practices that are not creating a condition dangerous to health or safety; or (2) Any condition resulting from a commercial fishing or seafood operation following generally accepted industry standards and processes that are not creating a tion dangerous to health or safety; or (2) Any condition resulting from a commercial fishing or seafood operation following generally accepted industry standards and processes that are not creating a condition dangerous to health or safety.
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