Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 007 - ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Division 04 - Environmental Health Services › Rule 007.04.00-002 - Rules and Regulations Pertaining to General Sanitation

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
SECTION I.
AUTHORITY
The following Rules and Regulations Pertaining to General
				Sanitation are duly adopted and promulgated by the Arkansas Board of Health
				pursuant to the authority expressly conferred by the laws of the State of
				Arkansas including, without limitation, Act 96 of 1913 (Ark. Code Ann. §
									20-7-101,
				etseq.)-
SECTION II.
PURPOSE
To protect the environment and the health of the citizens of
				Arkansas by establishing acceptable criteria for various public health
				concerns.
SECTION III.
DEFINITIONS.
A Department: The
			 Arkansas Department of Health or its Authorized Agent.
B. Discharge: Includes, but is not limited
			 to, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying or
			 dumping.
C. Excreta: The urine
			 and/or feces of any animal.
D.
			 Garbage: The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
			 preparation, cooking, and consumption of foods.
E. Ground Water: Subsurface water that occurs
			 in soil and geologic formations.
F.
			 Health Authority: Means the Director, State Department of Health or his
			 authorized representative.
G. High
			 Water Mark: The line which the water impresses on the soil by covering it for
			 sufficient periods of time to deprive it of vegetation.
H. Industrial/Manufacturing Wastes: Liquid or
			 solid wastes resulting from processes employed in industrial and/or commercial
			 establishments.
I. Individual
			 Sewage Disposal and/or Treatment System: A single system of treatment tanks
			 and/or disposal facilities used for the treatment of domestic sewage serving
			 only a single dwelling, office building or institution.
J. Portable Toilet: Any equipment used to
			 receive and retain human excreta prior to its delivery to a sewage treatment
			 facility.
K. Public Health
			 Nuisance: Any condition which is created, maintained or continued in a way that
			 is detrimental to public health.
L.
			 Public Toilet Facility: A rest room or toilet facility provided for the use of
			 employees, patrons, visitors and/or the general public.
M. Septage: The settled scum and sludge from
			 a septic tank or sewage handling facility.
N. Sewage: Human excreta or any liquid wastes
			 containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution, including
			 liquid wastes from toilets, kitchen sinks, lavatories, washing machines,
			 dishwashers, garbage grinders and other plumbing fixtures.
O. Surface Water: Water occurring on top of
			 soil and geologic formations. This includes, but is not limited to, lakes,
			 rivers, streams, creeks, bayous, ponds and reservoirs.
P. Toxic Substances: Any substance that may
			 cause harmful or pathogenic effects upon humans.
Q. Vector: Arthropods or other invertebrates
			 which transmit infection by inoculation into or through the skin or mucous
			 membrane by biting, or by depositing infected materials on the skin, food or
			 other objects. The vector may be infected itself or may act only as a passive
			 or mechanical carrier of the infective agent.