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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 104Pt. 13Ch. 4Art. 1§ 117420 Septic Waste Hauler Registration

§ 117420 Septic Waste Hauler Registration

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§ 117420 Septic Waste Hauler Registration

Key Takeaways

  • •You need a permit to clean septic tanks or sewage pits.
  • •To get the permit, you must pass a test about health rules and cleanliness.
  • •You must show you know how to dispose of waste safely.
  • •You must prove you hire workers who follow health and safety rules.

Example

A person wants to start a business cleaning out septic tanks in their town.

Before they can start working, they must take a test to show they know how to do the job safely and without making people sick. They also have to show where and how they will get rid of the waste properly. If they pass, they get a permit to do the work.

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§ 117420 Septic Waste Hauler Registration

Registration shall be issued only after a satisfactory examination by the health officer or his or her duly authorized representative covering the equipment to be used, the applicant’s knowledge of sanitary principles and of the laws and ordinances affecting human health or nuisances, and the reliability of the applicant in observing sanitary laws, ordinances and directions, and in selecting laborers and employees who may clean out septic tanks, chemical toilets, cesspools and sewage seepage pits without endangering human health or comfort; and only after examination of the place or places and manner of disposal of the cleanings proposed by the applicant. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

Registrationsatisfactory examinationhealth officersanitary principleslaws and ordinances affecting human health or nuisancesseptic tankschemical toiletscesspoolssewage seepage pitsdisposal of the cleanings

Related Statutes

  • § 117400 Governmental Agency Exemption
  • § 117405 Septic Tank Cleaning Registration
  • § 117410 Septic Tank Cleaning Registration
  • § 117425 Health Officer Application Deadline
  • § 117430 Annual Registration Expiration

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 117420.
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