Sumter County |
Code of Ordinances |
CODE OF ORDINANCES |
Chapter 14. ENVIRONMENT |
Article II. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND SEDIMENT CONTROL |
Division 1. GENERALLY |
§ 14-22. Rules of language and interpretation.
Latest version.
(a)
The word "shall" is mandatory; the word "may" is permissive.
(b)
The particular shall control the general.
(c)
Words used in present tense shall include the future, and words used in the singular include the plural, and plural the singular, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary.
(Ord. No. 98-348, § 2.1, 5-12-1998)