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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Section 33-6A-5 Pump-out stations at marinas. An owner, operator, employee, or agent of a marina which does not provide a pump-out station or other approved means of properly disposing of sewage from recreational vessels, shall not, except in the case of safety emergency, permit a recreational vessel with a Type III marine sanitation device to […]
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 […]
Section 33-6A-7 Public education program. The department is hereby authorized to undertake and to enlist the support and cooperation of all agencies, political subdivisions, and organizations in the conduct of a public education program designed to inform the public of the undesirability of depositing untreated sewage, trash, litter, and other materials in the waters of […]
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. […]
Section 33-6A-9 Disposition of fines. THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER. THIS SECTION HAS NOT BEEN CODIFIED BY THE LEGISLATURE. All fines paid or collected under this chapter shall be paid to the account of the State Water Safety Fund. (Act 2002-59, p. 145, § 9.)
