Section 12-206 - Enforcement of plumbing codes. - Maryland Statutes

§ 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.]