The board of county commissioners with the advice of the Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association, Inc., may, by rules and regulations adopted by the board of county commissioners, provide specifications for equipment, service area designations and operations in the best interest of the volunteer fire, rescue, and ambulance departments in the county. Any volunteer fire, rescue, or ambulance department which is incorporated and approved and recognized by the Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association, Inc., and the board of county commissioners which does not meet the standards for equipment, service areas or operations of the Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association, Inc., or any other criteria adopted by the board of county commissioners, shall be ineligible for any appropriations from the board of county commissioners, anything to the contrary notwithstanding herein, and any appropriations may be denied, withheld, or curtailed. Any fire, rescue, or ambulance company or department failing to meet the requirements set by the board of county commissioners shall suspend operations immediately after notification that a majority of the board of county commissioners has directed the cessation of operations.
(Code 1959, § 9-2; 1979, Chapter 674, § 2; 1981, Chapter 672, § 1)