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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-1101" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Sanitary Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In Garrett County, before constructing on private property a building that will need a septic tank disposal system, the person who proposes to construct the building shall obtain a septic tank permit from the Garrett County Health Department.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An applicant for a septic tank permit under this section shall submit to the Garrett County Health Department:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>An application on the form that the Garrett County Health Department requires; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A plan for the septic tank system.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Before issuing a septic tank permit, the Garrett County Health Department may inspect the site of the proposed septic tank.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>If it approves the application, the Garrett County Health Department shall issue a septic tank permit.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A person may not build a septic tank in violation of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A person who violates subsection (e) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.</text>
  </level>
</section>
