Sec. 6. A local health department may not deny a permit for the construction or installation of a residential onsite sewage system in a particular location on the grounds that the soil of the intended location is too heavily compacted to allow proper functioning of the residential onsite sewage system if a registered soil scientist (as defined in IC 25-31.5-1-7) certifies that the soil at the intended location can be made suitable for the construction or installation of a residential onsite sewage system in not more than two (2) years through the planting of plants that loosen and aerate the soil or through other means.
As added by P.L.167-2022, SEC.11.