Sec. 12771.
(1) A person shall not maintain, or permit to be maintained, on premises owned or controlled by the person an outhouse unless the outhouse is kept in a sanitary condition, and constructed and maintained in a manner which will not injure or endanger the public health.
(2) The department shall promulgate rules governing the construction and maintenance of outhouses to safeguard the public health and to prevent the spread of disease and the existence of sources of contamination.
(3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. An outhouse not constructed or maintained as required by this section or the rules promulgated pursuant to this section shall be a public nuisance.
(4) As used in this section, "outhouse" means a building or other structure not connected with a sewer system or with a properly installed and operated sewage disposal system, and which is used for the reception, disposition, or storage, either temporarily or permanently, of feces or other excreta from the human body.
History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 Popular Name: Act 368Admin Rule: R 325.421 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211)
Article 12 - Environmental Health (333.12101...333.13832)
368-1978-12-127 - Part 127 Water Supply and Sewer Systems (333.12701...333.12771)
Section 333.12701 - Definitions Used in MCL 333.12701 to 333.12715.
Section 333.12703 - Applicability of MCL 333.12701 to 333.12715.
Section 333.12706 - Numbers, Seal, and Words to Be Placed on Well Drilling Machine.
Section 333.12708 - Entering and Inspecting Installation.
Section 333.12711 - Advisory Board; Creation; Appointment and Qualifications of Members.
Section 333.12712 - Advisory Board; Terms of Members; Vacancies.
Section 333.12714 - Rules and Construction Code.
Section 333.12715 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalties; Prosecution.
Section 333.12721 - Adding Fluoride to Water.
Section 333.12751 - Definitions Used in MCL 333.12752 to 333.12758.
Section 333.12752 - Public Sanitary Sewer Systems; Declaration of Necessity.
Section 333.12758 - Voluntary Connection to Public Sanitary Sewer System; Provisions Cumulative.