(a) Any person who undertakes or attempts to undertake the business of manufacturing, installing, servicing, cleaning, repairing, or maintaining any onsite sewage system or equipment without first having obtained and having possession of a current, valid license from the board or who knowingly presents or files false information with the board for the purpose of obtaining a license or otherwise fraudulently obtains a license, or who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter regulating the onsite sewage industry shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, as defined by the state criminal code.
(b) Whenever it appears to the board that an individual has violated or is about to violate this chapter, it may in its own name petition the circuit court of the county where the violation is occurring or is about to occur to issue a temporary restraining order or other appropriate injunctive relief enjoining the violation.
(c) The board may reprimand in writing any licensee who provides substandard or dangerous service, repair, or installation or who otherwise violates this chapter.
(d) The board may levy and collect an administrative fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation of this chapter or a rule, as amended, of the board or Alabama Department of Public Health rules pertaining to the manufacture, installation, servicing, cleaning, or maintenance of an onsite sewage system or portable toilets.
(e) In addition to or in lieu of the criminal penalties and administrative sanctions provided in this chapter, the board may issue an order to any person, firm, or corporation engaged in any activity, conduct, or practice constituting a violation of this chapter directing the person, firm, or corporation to immediately cease and desist from the activity, conduct, practice, or performance of any work then being done or about to be commenced. The order shall be issued in the name of the State of Alabama under the authority of the board. A person, firm, or corporation that does not comply with a cease and desist order shall be deemed in violation of this chapter and shall be subject to all disciplinary powers, penalties, fines, and remedies available to the board.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.
Chapter 21A - Onsite Wastewater Board and Licensees.
Section 34-21A-2 - Definitions.
Section 34-21A-3 - Alabama Onsite Wastewater Board.
Section 34-21A-4 - Meetings, Compensation, Expenses of the Board.
Section 34-21A-5 - Officers, Executive Director, and Administration of the Board.
Section 34-21A-6 - Funding and Financial Administration of the Board.
Section 34-21A-7 - Duties and Authority of the Board.
Section 34-21A-8 - Annual Report of the Board.
Section 34-21A-9 - Rules and Regulations.
Section 34-21A-10 - Exemptions.
Section 34-21A-13 - Form of Application for Licenses, Examinations, and License Renewals.
Section 34-21A-14 - Eligibility Requirements for License Application.
Section 34-21A-15 - Requirements of Examination, Areas, and Levels of Qualification.
Section 34-21A-16 - Bond Requirement for Licensees.
Section 34-21A-17 - Applicability of Licensing Provisions.
Section 34-21A-18 - Annual Renewal of License.
Section 34-21A-19 - Inactive License.
Section 34-21A-20 - Replacement Licenses.
Section 34-21A-21 - Revocation and Suspension of License.
Section 34-21A-22 - Complaint and Regulation Procedures.
Section 34-21A-23 - Reinstatement of License.
Section 34-21A-24 - Appeal Procedure.