Utah Code 73-18a-3. Marine toilets — Use without pollution control device prohibited — Containers of body waste — Discharge into waters prohibited
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(1) No marine toilet on any vessel used or operated upon the waters of this state may be operated so as to discharge any inadequately treated human body waste into or upon waters of this state directly or indirectly.
Terms Used In Utah Code 73-18a-3
- Human body waste: means excrement, feces, or other waste material discharged from the human body. See Utah Code 73-18a-1
- Marine toilet: means any toilet or other receptacle permanently installed on or within any vessel for the purpose of receiving human body waste. See Utah Code 73-18a-1
- Person: means :(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Vessel: means every type of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See Utah Code 73-18a-1
- Waters of this state: means all waters within the territorial limits of this state except those used exclusively for private purposes. See Utah Code 73-18a-1
(2) No person owning or operating a vessel with a marine toilet may use, or permit the use of, a toilet on the waters of this state, unless the toilet is equipped with facilities that will adequately treat, hold, incinerate, or otherwise handle human body waste in a manner that is capable of preventing water pollution.(3) No container of human body waste may be placed, left, discharged, or caused to be placed, left, or discharged into or upon any waters of this state or lands adjacent to these waters by any person at any time.