§ 5-3. Consent needed for work.

(a) In general.

No piles shall be driven and no platform erected, nor shall any filling in or construction, repairs, alterations, removals, dredging, demolitions, or work of any kind be made or done in the Patapsco River or tributaries below mean high tide, or involving work below mean high tide, without the written consent of the Harbor Engineer.

(b) Penalties.

If any person shall violate the provisions of this section:

(1) he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding $250; and

(2) the Harbor Engineer is hereby empowered to remove forthwith at the expense of the person violating this section the structure, obstruction, extension, or filling in complained of.