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§ 12-206. Enforcement of State Plumbing Code

West's Annotated Code of MarylandBusiness Occupations and ProfessionsEffective: October 1, 2010

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Business Occupations and Professions
Title 12. Plumbers (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. State Board of Plumbing (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2010
MD Code, Business Occupations & Professions, § 12-206
§ 12-206. Enforcement of State Plumbing Code
Currentness
County enforcement of State Plumbing Code
(a) 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.
Greywater
(b)(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.
Board enforcement of State Plumbing Code
(c) 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.
Cooperative agreements with counties
(d) 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.

Credits

Added by Acts 1989, c. 3, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 137, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.
Formerly Art. 56A, § 3-206.
MD Code, Business Occupations & Professions, § 12-206, MD BUS OCCUP & PROF § 12-206
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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