A. 
No person or firm shall engage in the business of cleaning septic tanks, wastewater holding tanks, portable toilets, airline lavatory carts, cesspools, grease traps, or any other tank or vault designed to effectively hold and/or treat wastewater or dispose of the cleanings thereof within the jurisdiction of the Department without first obtaining and holding an unrevoked registration therefor as required by Sections 117400 through 117450 of the California Health and Safety Code. The fee for such registration shall be established and revised from time to time in Sacramento County Code Title 6, Chapter 6.99.
B. 
No person or firm shall dispose of such cleanings within the County except at such points and according to such procedures as have been designated by the Department.
C. 
All applications for registration under this article shall be filed with the Department using such forms as the Department prescribes and shall not be approved until all required information is provided.
D. 
Registration shall be issued only after a satisfactory examination by Department staff covering the equipment to be used, the applicant's knowledge of sanitary principles and of the laws and ordinances affecting human health or nuisances, and the reliability of the applicant in observing sanitary laws, ordinances and directions, and in selecting employees who may clean out septic tanks, wastewater holding tanks, portable toilets, cesspools and airline lavatory carts without endangering human health or comfort; and only after examination of the place or places and manner of disposal of the cleanings proposed by the applicant.
E. 
Applicants may be registered under any terms, conditions, orders, and directions as the Department may deem necessary for the protection of human health and comfort. Such terms, conditions, orders, and directions may include, but are not limited to, vehicle identification requirements, vehicle storage requirements, vehicle road worthiness requirements, and requirements pertaining to the facilities where such vehicles are stored.
F. 
Each driver of a registered vehicle shall be required to maintain pumping and cleaning records of the septic tanks, cesspools, wastewater holding tanks, and portable toilets for which they pump for a period of five years and may be required to submit said pumping reports to the Department upon request. The reports must list the previous month's pumping activities in the county. Reports must be in the format and on the forms prescribed by the Department.
G. 
Vehicles used for the cleaning of septic tanks, wastewater holding tanks, portable toilets, airline lavatory carts, cesspools, or any other tank or vault holding and/or treating septage or sewer waste or transporting the contents thereof shall be prohibited from cleaning and/or transporting the contents of grease traps and/or grease interceptors.
H. 
Unless otherwise approved by the Department, a vehicle designated to clean and transport the contents from grease traps shall not use the same vehicle to transport other waste, including, but not limited to, yellow grease, cooking grease, recyclable cooking oil, septage, sewer waste, or fluids collected at car washes.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)
A. 
Any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of storing and/or managing portable toilets, and/or wastewater holding tanks, and/or wastewater hauling vehicles within the County of Sacramento shall first obtain an annual operating permit issued by the Department.
B. 
An application for an operating permit shall be submitted to the Department on such forms as the Department prescribes.
C. 
A fee pursuant to Sacramento County Code, Title 6, Chapter 6.99, may be required at the time of application submittal to defray the costs of administration and inspection. Failure to pay such fees in a timely manner as prescribed by the Department will render the permit null and void.
D. 
Wastewater hauling vehicles, wastewater holding tanks, and portable toilets shall be stored in locations approved by the local zoning authority and the Department. The Department may require written authorization from the property owner or authorized agent of the parcel where such vehicles, tanks, or toilets are maintained and/or stored.
E. 
The use of stationary holding tanks and containment vessels for the temporary and interim storage of septage, sewer waste, and/or other wastewater detrimental to public health or the environment prior to removal and transport to a municipal wastewater treatment plant or other approved disposal location shall require prior approval from the Department. An operating permit pursuant to Section 6.32.380 of this chapter may be required.
F. 
The facilities and/or buildings, and/or yards where such vehicles, tanks, and/or toilets are stored and/or maintained shall be inspected periodically during normal business hours, by Department staff to ensure the following:
1. 
The facilities, buildings, and/or yards are clean and sanitary to prevent the breeding of flies or other disease carrying vectors;
2. 
The storage and/or managing of such toilets, tanks, or vehicles are not contaminating, polluting, or creating a public nuisance as determined by the Department;
3. 
The facilities, buildings, and/or yards are in compliance with this chapter and any conditions placed on the operating permit issued by the Department.
(SCC 1465 § 2, 2010)