Section 25-1001 - Right to open cross ditches or drains(a) A person who is assessed for a ditch or drain that does not pass through or under the person's land may open a ditch or install drain tile through the intervening land to connect to the main ditch and keep the ditch or drain tile open at the person's expense and control.(b) A person may not open a ditch or install drain tile under this section through the land of another person without the consent of the owner of the land.Revised and recodified by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 119,Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2013.