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Article III — Cleaning Septic Tanks, Etc.

Sec. 24-43. - Permit required.

Sonoma County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Sonoma County

No person shall engage in the business of cleaning cesspools, septic tanks, privies, and vaults and the removal of the contents thereof within the unincorporated areas of the county without first having obtained from the health department of the county a permit to do so as herein provided by this article.

The term "engaging in the business of cleaning cesspools, septic tanks, privies, and vaults and the removal of the contents thereof" as used in this article shall include but not be limited to any person who goes about from place to place with apparatus or equipment designed for cleaning cesspools, septic tanks, privies, composting toilets, and vaults, or who shall have an established place of business for such purpose and who shall make a charge for such services.

(Ord. No. 6438, § III(Exh. A), 6-12-2023)

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