Section 12-206 - Enforcement of plumbing codes.
§ 12-206. Enforcement of plumbing codes.
(a) Required; local codes allowed.- A county shall:
(1) enforce the State Plumbing Code; or
(2) adopt and enforce a local plumbing code that meets or exceeds the minimum standards of the State Plumbing Code for the proper design, acceptable installation, and adequate maintenance of plumbing systems.
(b) "Greywater" defined.-
(1) In this subsection:
(i) "greywater" means used, untreated water generated by:
1. a clothes washing machine;
2. a shower; or
3. a bathtub; and
(ii) "greywater" does not include water from:
1. a toilet;
2. a kitchen sink; or
3. a dishwashing machine.
(2) A county may not adopt or enforce a provision of a local plumbing code that prohibits a system that recycles greywater, as authorized under the State Plumbing Code.
(c) Enforcement by Board.- Unless the Board determines that a county is adequately enforcing the State Plumbing Code or a local plumbing code that meets or exceeds the minimum standards of the State Plumbing Code, the Board shall enforce the State Plumbing Code in that county.
(d) Cooperative agreements.- The Board may make a cooperative agreement with a county for the county to enforce:
(1) the State Plumbing Code; or
(2) if the county has adopted a local plumbing code, that code.
[An. Code 1957, art. 56A, § 3-206; 1989, ch. 3, § 1; 2010, ch. 137.]