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33-6A-2
Section 33-6A-2 Rules and regulations. The department shall be the agency of the state responsible
for regulating recreational vessel and residence boat sewage discharges. The department is
authorized to adopt rules and regulations or orders designed to control and regulate the discharge
of sewage from recreational vessels and residence boats into the waters of this state. (Act
2002-59, p. 145, §2.)...
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33-6A-3
Section 33-6A-3 Prohibited activities. (a) Discharge of untreated sewage is prohibited in all
waters of this state. (b) Recreational vessels with no installed marine sanitation device
or approved sewage disposal system and residence boats are prohibited from discharging sewage
in all state waters. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, this chapter
shall not be construed as prohibiting the disposal of sewage by a vessel or residence boat
into a sewage disposal system constructed and operated according to law and approved by the
Department of Public Health. (Act 2002-59, p. 145, §3.)...
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33-6A-1
Section 33-6A-1 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) DEPARTMENT. The
state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (2) DISCHARGE. Includes, but is not
limited to, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping in state
waters. (3) MARINA. Any entity required to have a business license which is located on any
waters of this state and which moors, docks, stores, or anchors vessels for periods of seven
consecutive calendar days or longer for a fee. (4) MARINE SANITATION DEVICE. Any equipment
for installation on board a vessel, or a floating or over-the-water residence, which is designated
to receive, retain, treat, or discharge sewage, and any process to treat such sewage except
that marine sanitation device shall not be interpreted to include portable toilets of any
type. (5) RECREATIONAL VESSEL. Every description of watercraft or other...
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33-6A-6
Section 33-6A-6 Annual inspection of vessels; decal; citations; fees. Every recreational vessel
required to be registered in Alabama or residence boat on the waters of this state having
a marine sanitation device installed on board shall be inspected annually by the department
in the county where the recreational vessel or residence boat is domiciled or located to assure
that the recreational vessel or residence boat is in compliance with this chapter and department
rules. When a recreational vessel or residence boat meets the requirements of the department,
an annual inspection decal will be issued. This decal shall be placed on the port side of
the hull of each recreational vessel and shall be placed on the residence boat in a position
to be clearly visible from the water. The department may, at the request of a recreational
vessel or residence boat owner and as part of an ongoing public educational program, conduct
courtesy inspections of recreational vessels and residence boats for...
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33-6A-8
Section 33-6A-8 Violations. (a) Marine police officers or any duly sworn peace officer of the
state may board and inspect a recreational vessel or residence boat for compliance with this
chapter and department rules at any time if there is probable cause to believe that a violation
of this chapter or department rules has occurred. (b) Any person who violates this chapter
or any rule adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of a Class
B misdemeanor and fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand
dollars ($1,000) for each violation; provided, however, that first-time offenders of any provision
of this chapter or of any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be given a warning citation
providing a 90-day opportunity to comply with the provision, and in the event of the failure
of the offender to comply within the 90-day period, the offender shall be cited for violating
the provision. (Act 2002-59, p. 145, §8.)...
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33-6A-3.1
Section 33-6A-3.1 Use on specified lakes of houseboats, vessels of large size, and vessels
with certain speed ratings. (a) The prohibitions in this section shall apply only to the following
lakes: Lake Harris (Lake Wedowee), Lake Martin, and Weiss Lake. (1) Except as authorized under
subsection (d), beginning July 1, 2007, the use of houseboats shall be prohibited. The term
houseboat shall include any residence boat as defined in subdivision (6) of Section 33-6A-1
or any recreational vessel that constitutes a fully equipped dwelling similar in content to
a mobile home, with a marine sanitation device, galley, and sleeping quarters. (2) Beginning
October 1, 2006, the use of recreational vessels greater than 26 feet 11 inches in length
and rated by the manufacturer for or capable of a top speed in excess of 60 miles an hour
shall be prohibited. (3) Except as authorized under subsection (d), beginning July 1, 2007,
the use of recreational vessels greater than 30 feet 6 inches in length,...
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22-27-2
Section 22-27-2 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AGENCY. Any controlling agency,
public or private, elected, appointed, or volunteer utilizing methods approved by the health
department or the department for the purpose of controlling and supervising the collection
or management of solid wastes or recyclable materials. (2) ALTERNATIVE COVER. Material other
than earth used to cover a landfill or sanitary landfill. An alternative cover shall be approved
by the Department of Environmental Management in compliance with federal law and United States
Environmental Protection Agency rules or guidance to achieve a level of performance equal
to or greater than earthen cover material. (3) ASHES. The solid residue from burning of wood,
coal, coke, or other combustible material used for heating, from incineration of solid wastes,
or for the production of electricity at electric generating...
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33-6A-4
Section 33-6A-4 Compliance with federal laws, etc. Every recreational vessel and residence
boat owner, operator, and occupant shall comply with United States Coast Guard or other federal
laws and regulations pertaining to marine sanitation devices and with United States Environmental
Protection Agency or other federal laws and regulations pertaining to areas in which the discharge
of sewage, treated or untreated, is prohibited. (Act 2002-59, p. 145, §4.)...
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33-6-10
Section 33-6-10 Enforcement of chapter, rules, etc.; prosecutions under chapter; violations
and penalties. (a) This chapter and rules and orders adopted under this chapter shall be enforced
by the State Board of Health and the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
according to rules adopted by the board and department. (b) Any person may complain under
oath to a magistrate, district attorney, or grand jury concerning a violation of this chapter
or of a rule adopted under this chapter and if a warrant is issued by the magistrate or district
attorney, or indictment returned by a grand jury, the charge shall be tried in court to which
the warrant is returnable, and the warrant may be made returnable to a district court or to
the circuit court and the courts shall have original and concurrent jurisdiction of the offense,
or if an indictment is returned, the circuit court shall have jurisdiction of the offense.
Convicted persons may appeal as now provided by law. Whether...
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22-25B-1
Section 22-25B-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ADEM. The Alabama
Department of Environmental Management. (2) ADPH. The Alabama Department of Public Health.
(3) CERTIFICATE OF ECONOMIC VIABILITY. The certification by the commission of the financial
viability of a wastewater management entity's financial viability pursuant to this chapter.
(4) CLUSTER WASTEWATER SYSTEM. An integrated wastewater collection system or treatment system,
or both, or multiple systems serving a single development or contiguous developments, which
collectively have a design flow of 15,000 GPD or less, and is designed and permitted for discharge
of the treated wastewater to a subsurface distribution system, but excluding systems that
discharge directly to surface waters of the state. The system must be designed by and certified
by a licensed professional engineer to comply with design and permit...
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