Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-031-2025

• Reference No.: CB-031-2025
• Draft No.: 2
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 7/8/2025
• Introduced Date: 6/10/2025
• Public Hearing Date: 07/08/2025 @ 10:00 AM
• Effective date: 9/8/2025
• Title: AN ACT CONCERNING ANTILITTER AND WEED ORDINANCE for the purpose of requiring the Director to take certain actions to properly dispose of a commercial owners or commercial owner responsible persons litter or weeds, or both; providing for the conditions of disposal; providing for the payment of certain costs and administration fee; providing for a certain notice; imposing a certain fine; increasing a certain monetary fine for certain violations of Division 9. Antilitter and Weed Ordinance; providing for a certain tax lien; providing for an additional civil monetary fine for certain noncompliance with violations of Division 9. Antilitter and Weed Ordinance; and generally regarding Division 9. Antilitter and Weed Ordinance.
• Proposers/Sponsors: Krystal Oriadha, Ingrid S. Watson, Eric C. Olson, Calvin S. Hawkins, Jolene Ivey, Thomas E. Dernoga, Wala Blegay
• Code sections: 13-267 - , 13-271 -
• Contact: Kathy Canning, Legislative Officer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/23/2025	2	County Executive	signed
7/8/2025	2	County Council	public hearing held
7/8/2025	2	County Council	enacted	Pass
6/10/2025	2	County Council	introduced
6/9/2025	1	Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee	Favorably reported out with recommended amendments	Pass
4/29/2025	1	County Council	presented and referred

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING ANTILITTER AND WEED ORDINANCE for the purpose of requiring the Director to take certain actions to properly dispose of a commercial owners or commercial owner responsible persons litter or weeds, or both; providing for the conditions of disposal; providing for the payment of certain costs and administration fee; providing for a certain notice; imposing a certain fine; increasing a certain monetary fine for certain violations of Division 9. Antilitter and Weed Ordinance; providing for a certain tax lien; providing for an additional civil monetary fine for certain noncompliance with violations of Division 9. Antilitter and Weed Ordinance; and generally regarding Division 9. Antilitter and Weed Ordinance.

Background

This bill amends the Antilitter and Weed Ordinance by requiring the Director of the Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement to take certain actions to properly dispose of litter or weeds, or both of a commercial owner or a commercial owners responsible person.  It provides for the conditions of disposal, costs and an administration fee.  It provides a certain fine and an additional civil monetary fine and a tax lien.  It increases the civil monetary fine for certain violations of the Antilitter and Weed Ordinance from up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) to up to Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) for commercial owners or commercial owners responsible persons.