Indiana § 13-18-12-3 - Permit program; permit not required for certain holding tanks; rules or guidelines
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§ 13-18-12-3. Permit program; permit not required for certain holding tanks; rules or guidelines
Sec. 3. (a) The department shall administer, in accordance with IC 13-15, a septage management permit program for all persons who offer to perform or are performing septage management services.
(b) A permit from the department may not be required for the ownership or operation of one (1) or more holding tanks described in IC 16-41-25-9 in which septage originating from a residential or commercial source is held until it is removed and transported from the site of the holding tanks by septage management vehicles. However:
(1) the board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 13-14-9; or
(2) the department may adopt guidelines;
concerning the reports to be provided to the department by local health departments under IC 16-41-25-9(h). The rules or guidelines may specify the content to be included in the reports and the frequency at which the reports must be provided.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-8.8-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.159-2011, SEC.26; P.L.192-2023, SEC.2; P.L.135-2026, SEC.167.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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