Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same,
as follows:
Chapter 21A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
section 13 the following section:-
Section 13A. A system inspector of on-site sewage disposal systems,
approved by the department of environmental protection, who performs an on-site
inspection sewage disposal system under the provisions of the state
environmental code, shall not recommend a specific disposal
system installer, including himself, to perform any work related to the
replacement, repair, alteration or design of said system; provided, however,
that all system inspectors shall, at the time of inspection, provide to the
property
owner a list prepared by the local board of health of local disposal system
installers who are approved to perform such work. Each board of health shall
prepare and make available a list containing the name, address, and phone
number for at least five such installers who request to be included on such
list. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit a system
inspector from distributing
such list on which his own name shall appear; provided, however, that such
inspector shall in
no way distinguish his name from others on such list.
A violation of this act shall be punished by a fine of not more than
$1,000.
Approved February 6, 1998.