(A) (1) It shall be unlawful for any boat containing toilet facilities to be on the waters of any stream, river, or lake in this county, unless the toilet facilities shall be closed and sealed to prevent the use thereof or the discharge therefrom, so that no sewage shall enter into the waters.
(2) The method of sealing the toilet facilities shall be subject to the approval of the county.
(B) No person shall dispose of any sewage or waste water accumulated in a holding tank or any other container on a watercraft in such a manner that the sewage or wastewater reaches or may reach the waters of the county, except by pumpout to an operating sewage works which has been approved and permitted by the state and/or county.
(C) Acceptable marine toilet facilities are:
(1) Holding tanks which retain wastes from marine toilets for proper disposal pursuant to subsection (B) of this section;
(2) Recirculating toilets equipped with all necessary devices to provide for the receiving, venting, and shore removal of sewage;
(3) Chemical type toilets, provided the design is such that the container is not portable and the use of on-shore pumping facilities is provided for in the design of the unit. The design of the toilet and on-shore disposal adaptation shall be subject to approval;
(4) Incinerator type toilets may be used, provided the capacity is adequate to handle the passenger load. The ash from these toilets is not to be disposed of in the waters of this county; and
(5) Portable toilets may be used, provided they are:
(a) Of an approved type;
(b) Of adequate capacity to handle passenger load;
(c) Fastened down to the boat with a permanent mounted fixture; or
(d) Of such a design that the sewage in the holding tank shall be properly disposed of on shore through use of an on-shore facility.
(1977 Code, § 3:5-2) (Ord. passed 8-11-1992) Penalty, see § 73.999