§ 16-41-25-3 — Residential onsite sewage system installed after July 1, 1996; requirements; violation; enforcement

Indiana § 16-41-25-3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 41: PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES FOR THE
• Ch. 25: Health, Sanitation, and Safety: Residential Septic

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(a) This section applies only to residential
onsite sewage systems that are installed after July 1, 1996, and that use
a raiser that is more than six (6) inches in diameter and opens to ground
level.
(b) Each opening to an underground tank of a residential onsite
sewage system that allows access from ground level must be covered
with a lid or top that is securely fastened.
(c) Below a residential onsite sewage system's lid or top described
in subsection (b), the tank of the residential onsite sewage system must
have a cap or plug.
(d) A person who installs a residential onsite sewage system after
June 30, 1996, commits a Class B infraction if the residential onsite
sewage system does not meet the requirements of this section.
(e) Each local health department established within a county under
IC 16-20-2-2 shall enforce this section in the county.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.150-1996, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.167-2022, SEC.8.