HARRY HUGHES, Governor                              2189

INSTITUTED.

(C) ADDITIONAL ORDERS.

IF A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SYSTEM OF WATER SUPPLY,
SEWERAGE, OR REFUSE DISPOSAL IS CONDEMNED BY THE SECRETARY,
THE SECRETARY MAY ORDER SUCH ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY THE OWNER
OF SAID SYSTEM OR PLANT. AS WILL EFFECTUALLY PREVENT ITS
OPERATION.

(D) TIME FOR COMPLIANCE.

THE SECRETARY SHALL SPECIFY A REASONABLE TIME FOR
COMPLIANCE WITH ANY ORDER ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as
Article 43, § 398.

The only changes are in style.

9-219. CONNECTION OF PROPERTY WITH PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY OR
SEWERAGE SYSTEM.

(A) ORDERS BY SECRETARY.

(1) IF A SYSTEM OF WATER SUPPLY OR SEWERAGE,
SERVING THE PUBLIC, IS DIRECTLY AVAILABLE TO ANY PROPERTY ON
WHICH THERE IS A SPRING, WELL, CESSPOOL, PRIVY, SINK DRAIN,
OR PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT THAT IS OR MAY BECOME
PREJUDICIAL TO HEALTH, THE SECRETARY MAY ORDER THE PROPERTY
TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE WATER SUPPLY OR SEWERAGE SYSTEM,.
AND THE SPRING, WELL, CESSPOOL, PRIVY, SINK DRAIN, OR
PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT TO BE ABANDONED AND LEFT IN
SUCH A WAY THAT IT CANNOT BE AGAIN USED NOR BECOME INJURIOUS
TO HEALTH.

(2) THE SECRETARY MAY PREVENT THE CONSTRUCTION
OF ANY PROPOSED WELL, CESSPOOL, PRIVY, SINK DRAIN, OR
PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT IF THE SECRETARY BELIEVES THAT
THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE PREJUDICIAL TO HEALTH.

(B) PRIVIES.

A PERSON MAY NOT BUILD A PRIVY IN THIS STATE UNLESS IT
IS OF SUCH CONSTRUCTION AS WILL EFFECTUALLY PREVENT ANY
CONTACT OF FECAL MATTER WITH THE SOIL AND ACCESS TO FECAL
MATTER BY FLIES. THE SECRETARY SHALL BE THE JUDGE AS TO
WHETHER OR NOT ANY PRIVY IS BUILT IN CONFORMITY WITH THIS
SUBSECTION, AND IF THE SECRETARY FINDS THAT THIS SUBSECTION
HAS NOT BEEN STRICTLY COMPLIED WITH, THE SECRETARY SHALL
CONDEMN THE STRUCTURE AND, SHALL ORDER THAT SUCH CHANGES BE
MADE AS WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THIS
SUBSECTION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as