J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                     1999

(b)  A person shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, associa-
tion, partnership, institution or public body and include the plural
as well as the singular.

(c)  Health Officer shall mean the legally designated authority of
Queen Anne's County or the State of Maryland, or his authorized
representative.

(d)  Any person desiring to obtain a valid septic system con-
tractor's license shall apply to the Health Officer on a form approved
for this purpose provided that a license is not under suspension or
revocation.

(e)  Licenses shall be issued for a period not in excess of one year
and shall expire on June 1 of each year; renewal shall be for a
period not to exceed one year. The application for said license must
be accompanied by a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) and a performance
bond in the amount of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) conditioned
upon the contractor's proper installation of septic tanks, dry wells,
tile fields, etc., said bond to be in such form as shall be prescribed
by the County Plumbing Board.

(f)  Any license may be suspended or revoked by the Health Officer
after a licensee has violated any provisions of the health laws or
septic tanks regulations of Queen Anne's County or the State of
Maryland or any other law or ordinance relating to the installation of
septic tanks in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.

(g)  Any person whose license has been suspended or revoked may,
at any time, make application in writing to the Health Officer for
reinstatement of his license, and upon satisfactory proof of the
correction of all previous violations of Health Department or septic
tank regulations shall be entitled to have his license reinstated.

(h) The holder of a license shall present it upon request by em-
ployees or agents of Board of Health, Plumbing Inspector of Queen
Anne's County or any officer of the law of Queen Anne's County or
the State of Maryland.

318.

Inspection of the property before and during the construction
authorized by the "Sanitary Construction Permits" shall be made by

a THE QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY plumbing inspector or sani-
tarian, as follows:

First Inspection—All soil lines, drains, vents and waterlines inside
of any building must be inspected after they are roughed in and
before they are covered. All outside sewer facilities must be inspected
after installation and before being covered. Any pump connected
with a well must be inspected before being covered.

Second or Final Inspection—All work must be given an inspection
and receive final approval after all plumbing fixtures and appliances
connected with the water or sewerage system are set, sewers and
wells are covered and job completed.

In addition to the above required inspections, the plumbing in-
spector may make such other inspections as he deems necessary.

The inspector shall be authorized and empowered to go upon the
property whenever he deems it necessary or expedient to do so to