HARRY HUGHES, Governor                               1377

The present reference to the "State Department of
Natural Resources" providing certain training and
budget support is deleted as inconsistent with
Ch. 27, Acts of 1980 and with current practice.
For a further discussion, see the General
Revisor's Note to this title.

SUBTITLE 5. PROHIBITED ACTS; PENALTIES.

20-501. EMPLOYING SUPERINTENDENTS, OPERATORS, AND
INDUSTRIAL OPERATORS.

(A)  EMPLOYING SUPERINTENDENTS.

A PERSON OR MUNICIPAL OR PRIVATE CORPORATION MAY NOT
OPERATE A WATERWORKS, WASTEWATER WORKS, OR INDUSTRIAL
WASTEWATER WORKS UNLESS THE FACILITY IS UNDER THE
RESPONSIBLE CHARGE OF A CERTIFIED SUPERINTENDENT.

(B)  EMPLOYING OPERATORS.

AFTER JULY 1, 1982, A PERSON OR MUNICIPAL OR PRIVATE
CORPORATION MAY NOT OPERATE A WATERWORKS OR WASTEWATER WORKS
UNLESS ALL OPERATORS IN THE WATERWORKS OR WASTEWATER WORKS
ARE CERTIFIED OPERATORS.

(C)  EMPLOYING INDUSTRIAL OPERATORS.

AFTER JULY 1, 1982, A PERSON OR MUNICIPAL OR PRIVATE
CORPORATION MAY NOT OPERATE AN INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER WORKS
UNLESS ALL INDUSTRIAL OPERATORS IN THE INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
WORKS ARE CERTIFIED INDUSTRIAL OPERATORS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the first
sentence of Art. 43, § 406A(k).

In subsection (a) of this section, the present
phrase "(a)fter July 1, 1980" is deleted as
obsolete.

20-502. RESERVED.

20-503. RESERVED.

20-504. PENALTIES.

(A) IN GENERAL.

A PERSON OR MUNICIPAL OR PRIVATE CORPORATION THAT

VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF THIS TITLE OR ANY RULE OR

REGULATION ADOPTED UNDER THIS TITLE IS GUILTY OF A

MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT
EXCEEDING $25 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION.

(B) SEPARATE OFFENSES.