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Title 9 — HEALTH AND SAFETY

Tehama Municipal Code Ch. 9.20 Cleaning of Septic Tanks, Cesspools and Seepage Pits

Tehama Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Tehama

Cite as: Tehama Municipal Code Chapter 9.20 · Text as of 2026-10-04

9.20.010 - Statutory authority.

All of the provisions of Health and Safety Code Sections 117400 through 117450 are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this chapter by reference thereto the same as if said sections were set out in haec verba herein.

(Ord. 1818 § 2(part), 2004)

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9.20.020 - Bond of applicant.

A. Every application for said registration to carry on or engage in the business of cleaning of septic tanks, cesspools or sewage seepage pits or dispose of the cleanings therefrom the county, under said sections of the Health and Safety Code mentioned in Section 9.20.010 of this chapter, shall be accompanied by a surety bond executed in favor of the county, in the penal amount of one thousand dollars if the surety thereon is a corporation duly authorized by the laws of the state to execute such bonds. In the event a personal bond is furnished, the amount of said bond shall be two thousand dollars. Before any registration shall be issued, the county counsel shall examine and approve any such bond posted under this chapter.

B. The condition of said bond shall be that applicant, as principal thereof, will well, truly, and faithfully perform all duties and obligations required by him by said sections of the Health and Safety Code and this chapter and such terms, conditions, orders and directions as the county deem necessary for the protection of human health and comfort pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 117435.

(Ord. 1818 § 2(part), 2004)

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9.20.030 - Registration fee.

Every application for registration to carry on or engage in the business of cleaning of septic tanks, chemical toilets, cesspools or sewage seepage pits or to dispose of the cleanings therefrom as provided in said Health and Safety Code Sections 117405 and 117410, shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars which shall be paid to and collected by the county division of environmental health. Said fee shall not be returnable in the event a registration is not issued or is revoked by the county health officer or his designated representative.

(Ord. 1818 § 2(part), 2004)

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