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Arkansas Code Title 27. Transportation § 27-101-412. Sewage disposal by commercial boating facilities, docks, and marinas

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) For purposes of this section, “sewage pumpout facility” means equipment designed to receive the discharge of sewage from a marine sanitation device and allow the disposal of the sewage in a manner that prevents the sewage from entering the waters of this state.

(b) By July 1, 2004, any person owning or operating a commercial boating facility, dock, or marina that stores or houses vessels equipped with toilet facilities and marine sanitation devices shall provide access to sewage pumpout facilities.

(c) To provide access to sewage pumpout facilities, a commercial boating facility, dock, or marina owner or operator may, as an illustration of and not as a limit on the options available to the owner or operator:

(1) Build and operate pumpout facilities;

(2) Contract with another boating facility, dock, or marina with pumpout facilities if the contracting boating facility, dock, or marina is not more than eight (8) water miles away and is accessible in a way that does not require vessels to be trailered; and

(3) Contract with a person licensed by the State of Arkansas to provide pumpout facility service if the service is available during normal business hours, including holidays, and if the service can be provided within a reasonable time upon request by a vessel owner or operator.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 27. Transportation § 27-101-412. Sewage disposal by commercial boating facilities, docks, and marinas - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-27-transportation/ar-code-sect-27-101-412/

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