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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-3-5.1. Sewage management system requirements.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-3-5.1. Sewage management system requirements.

No building permit for the construction of any residence, building, or other facility which is to be served by a sewage management system shall be issued by or pursuant to the authority of a county governing authority unless the sewage management system installation permit is in conformity with standards contained in Code Section 31-2A-11 for sewage management systems. No person, firm, corporation, or other entity shall install a sewage management system in violation of the provisions of Code Section 31-2A-11 or the regulations of a county board of health adopted pursuant to the authority of Code Section 31-3-5. Each county governing authority shall provide by ordinance or resolution for the enforcement of the provisions of this Code section.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-3-5.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 227, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3308, § 2; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1777, § 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 708, § 3; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-10/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 3-3/HB 214.

## Cross References

Building standards and requirements generally, § 8-2-1 et seq.

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).