Maine § 30-A §4211 Plumbing regulations

Maine Statutes

§ 30-A §4211 — Plumbing regulations

Maine § 30-A §4211

Title 30-AMUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

Part 2MUNICIPALITIES

Ch. 185REGULATION OF CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 30-A, § 30-A §4211 (2026).

Text

1.Municipal ordinances. Municipalities may enact ordinances under their home rule authority that are more restrictive than rules governing plumbing or subsurface wastewater disposal systems adopted by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation and the Department of Health and Human Services, respectively. Either department may provide technical assistance to municipalities in the development of ordinances under this subchapter, pertaining to their respective rules. The municipality shall enforce any such ordinance.

2.State rules. A municipal ordinance may not be less restrictive than the rules of the department relating to subsurface wastewater disposal systems as adopted under Title 22, section 42. The rules of the department relating to all subsurface wastewater disposal s

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1.
Municipal ordinances.
Municipalities may enact ordinances under their home rule authority that are more restrictive than rules governing plumbing or subsurface wastewater disposal systems adopted by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation and the Department of Health and Human Services, respectively. Either department may provide technical assistance to municipalities in the development of ordinances under this subchapter, pertaining to their respective rules. The municipality shall enforce any such ordinance.
2.
State rules.
A municipal ordinance may not be less restrictive than the rules of the department relating to subsurface wastewater disposal systems as adopted under Title 22, section 42. The rules of the department relating to all subsurface wastewater disposal systems have full force and effect, provided that, to the extent that a municipality has enacted more restrictive ordinances, the provisions of those ordinances prevail.
3.
Subsurface waste water disposal system.
No person may erect a structure that requires a subsurface waste water disposal system until documentation has been provided to the municipal officers that the disposal system can be constructed in compliance with rules adopted under Title 22, section 42, and this section.
3-A.
Temporary portable toilets.
Except for persons required to be licensed under Title 22, chapter 562, a person may place and use a temporary portable toilet on property as long as the temporary portable toilet is maintained and serviced in a reasonable manner to protect the public's health and safety and the environment. For purposes of this subsection, "temporary portable toilet" means a prefabricated toilet designed for temporary use.
4.
Enforcement and penalty.
Any person who violates this section must be penalized in accordance with section 4452. The municipality or the department may seek to enjoin violations of this section.
5.
Permit fees.
The following permit fees may be charged.

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,10 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 404, §§C1,2 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 611, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 106, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 228, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 761, §6 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2007, c. 695, Pt. A, §35 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. FFFF, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 589, §9 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 614, §2 (AMD).