[1965 Code, sec. 21; 1969 Code, sec. 20. P.L.L., 1965, ch.
393]
A. Safety measures; backfilling required. All test borings, ditches
or wells of any kind dug into the ground for construction jobs and
other building projects or for any purpose in Charles County leaving
holes or precipitous trenches of a dangerous nature in the ground
or holes three feet deep or more in which a child or animal may become
entrapped or which are dangerous because of their concealed nature,
not including cellar-type excavations, man-made ponds or the like
which can be readily observed, entered or vacated without assistance,
shall be covered when not in attendance or their existence shall be
identified by a barricade of some sort, and, upon completion of the
construction or building project, said borings shall be backfilled
or covered with permanent-type coverings.
B. Penalty provisions. Any violation of the provisions of this article
shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed $250.