IC 16-41-25
    Chapter 25. Health, Sanitation, and Safety: Residential SepticSystems

IC 16-41-25-1
Plan review; permit rules; septic systems in fill soil in certaincounties
    Sec. 1. (a) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2that provide for a reasonable period not exceeding forty-five (45)days in which a plan review and permit for residential septic systemsmust be approved or disapproved.
    (b) This subsection applies to a county with a population of morethan seventy-four thousand (74,000) but less than eighty thousand(80,000). As used in this subsection, "fill soil" means soil transportedand deposited by humans or soil recently transported and depositedby natural erosion forces. A rule that the state department adoptsconcerning the installation of residential septic systems in fill soilmay not prohibit the installation of a residential septic system in fillsoil on a plat if:
        (1) before the effective date of the rule, the plat of the affectedlot was recorded;
        (2) there is not an available sewer line within seven hundredfifty (750) feet of the property line of the affected lot; and
        (3) the local health department determines that the soil,although fill soil, is suitable for the installation of a residentialseptic system.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.167-1999, SEC.1;P.L.170-2002, SEC.110.

IC 16-41-25-2
Violations
    Sec. 2. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who recklesslyviolates or fails to comply with rules adopted under section 1 of thischapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
    (b) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.150-1996, SEC.1.

IC 16-41-25-3
Residential septic systems installed after July 1, 1996;requirements; enforcement
    Sec. 3. (a) This section applies only to residential septic systemsthat are installed after July 1, 1996, and that use a raiser that is morethan six (6) inches in diameter and opens to ground level.
    (b) Each opening to an underground tank of a residential septicsystem that allows access from ground level must be covered with alid or top that is securely fastened.
    (c) Below a residential septic system's lid or top described insubsection (b), the tank of the residential septic system must have acap or plug.
    (d) A person who installs a residential septic system after June 30,

1996, commits a Class B infraction if the residential septic systemdoes not meet the requirements of this section.
    (e) Each local health department established within a countyunder IC 16-20-2-2 shall enforce this section in the county.
As added by P.L.150-1996, SEC.2.