§ 5-207
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§5–207.
(a)A municipality may establish and maintain:
(1)a fire department; and
(2)a police force.
(b)A municipality may:
(1)provide for the removal of fire hazards;
(2)control the use and handling of dangerous and explosive materials; and
(3)prevent the discharge of firearms or other explosive instruments.
(c)A municipality may:
(1)pay rewards for information relating to crime committed in the municipality;
(2)prohibit vagrancy, vice, gambling, and houses of prostitution in the municipality;
(3)enforce all ordinances relating to disorderly conduct and nuisances equally:
(i)within the municipality; and
(ii)up to one–half mile outside the municipal limits, except where there is a conflict with the powers of another municipality; and
(4)prohibit minors from being on the streets and in public places at certain hours of the night.