Tennessee § 39-17-102 Unlawful disposal of raw sewage - Continued violation - Enforcement

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§ 39-17-102 — Unlawful disposal of raw sewage - Continued violation - Enforcement

Tennessee § 39-17-102

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-102 (2026).

Text

(a)It is an offense for a person to unlawfully dispose of water carrying human waste, household or business waste, or to pipe or transmit raw sewage or the effluent from any septic tank or other system of any type, into or on public or private property.

(b)Each day of continued violation after conviction constitutes a separate offense.

(c)It is the duty of the local health officer to enforce the terms of this section, but this shall not be a duty exclusive only to local health officers.

(d)An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

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(a) It is an offense for a person to unlawfully dispose of water carrying human waste, household or business waste, or to pipe or transmit raw sewage or the effluent from any septic tank or other system of any type, into or on public or private property. (b) Each day of continued violation after conviction constitutes a separate offense. (c) It is the duty of the local health officer to enforce the terms of this section, but this shall not be a duty exclusive only to local health officers. (d) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.