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Every person in the city or county of Philadelphia, whether owner, agent or occupant of property, who shall employ or contract with any unlicensed person to cleanse his or her privy well or sink, or who shall receive from any unlicensed person any portion of the contents of a privy well or sink emptied and cleansed within the limits of the jurisdiction of the board of health, shall for every such offence forfeit and pay to the board of health the sum of twenty-five dollars, to be recovered as debts of like amount are by law recoverable.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 16612. Penalty for contracting with unlicensed person - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-16612/
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