How to get a license
To obtain a Liquid Waste Hauler License you must take and pass the exam issued by the Department of Health. Please contact the Licensing Division at 410-222-7788 to request an examination application.
To renew online, access the Land Use Navigator system:
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Renew In Person
Customers may apply in person at the Permit Center. Staff will assist you with submitting your application using the Land Use Navigator system at a kiosk. Please bring any plans that may be required.
Renew By Mail
Customers can mail completed applications and other submittal requirements to:
2664 Riva Road, MS 6006
Attention: License Division
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Each truck engaged as a Liquid Waste Hauler in the business of cleaning and emptying a septic tank, seepage pit, privy, or other sewage disposal facility in Anne Arundel County must have a valid license. An application and fee must be submitted for each truck and received PRIOR to being inspected.
Licenses are issued on an annual basis and expire on May 1 of each year. Renewals must be received no later than April 1 or a re-issuance fee of $50 and the inspection fee of $150 will be due. Applications received prior to April 1 will be assessed a $25 renewal fee and the $150 inspection fee.
A licensee shall comply with all applicable federal, State, and County law and regulations.
INSURANCE
The Certificate of Insurance must name Anne Arundel County, 2664 Riva Rd., Annapolis, MD 21401 as the Certificate Holder.
A person engaging in the business of liquid waste hauling may not undertake to do any work in the County unless the person carries general liability insurance in the amount of $300,000 and property damage insurance in the amount of $100,000.
Per Anne Arundel County Code Article 11-1-103(d) “A licensee shall maintain workers’ compensation insurance in the amount and manner required by the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Law. A licensee required to maintain other insurance by this article shall provide insurance with a carrier licensed to offer insurance in this State, provide the Director with a copy of a certificate of the required insurance, and make the policy available for inspection upon request. The policy shall require 30 days’ written notice of cancellation to the licensee and the County, except that construction trade licensees, liquid waste haulers and pawnbrokers shall provide notice of cancellation to the Department within 10 days of the cancellation date. A license shall be suspended on a provisional basis without a hearing if the licensee fails to maintain all insurance required by this article.”
Proof of auto insurance.
FEES
The fee for a new Liquid Waste Hauler license is $50 plus $150 for the Health Department inspection.
The license may be renewed for a period of one year if an application for renewal is filed with the Department 30 days before the expiration of the current license and accompanied by a renewal fee of $25 and the $150 inspection fee. Applications received after April 1 may be reissued or may require a new application and will be charged $50 plus the $150 inspection fee.
Each vehicle to be used for waste hauling purposes shall be inspected annually and approved by the Health Department before the license is issued and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $150 for each vehicle inspection.
VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND DISPOSAL
Vehicles. The name and permit number of the liquid waste hauler shall be legibly lettered in letters that are at least three inches high on both sides of each vehicle used for waste hauling purposes. Each vehicle used for waste hauling purposes shall be equipped with a watertight tank or body and be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
"Sewage Only" is required to appear in 4 inch letters on the rear of the truck.
Equipment. Portable receptacles used for transporting liquid or solid waste shall be watertight, equipped with tight-fitting lids, and shall be cleaned daily. Pumps and hose lines shall be maintained so as to prevent leakage.
Disposal. Approval in writing shall be obtained from the Health Department and the Department of Public Works for each site at which a liquid waste hauler plans to discharge the waste material collected. Waste material collected by a liquid waste hauler may not be discharged into ditches, watercourses, lakes, ponds, tidewater, or at any point where it can pollute a water supply, bathing area, shellfish-growing area, or at a point not previously so approved.
Waste material collected by a liquid waste hauler may not be dumped or otherwise deposited into the County wastewater system without written permission from the Department of Public Works.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Applications must be accompanied by a copy of the vehicle registration and proof of liability, workers compensation and auto insurance. The company name on the vehicle registration must match the company or trade name.
VIOLATIONS & PENALTIES
On the advice of the Health Department or the Department of Public Works that a licensed liquid waste hauler has violated the provisions of Article 11, Title 8, the Director may suspend or revoke the license.
In addition to the penalties provided under Article 11, Title 8, any person who violates any provision of this title is subject to the penalties provided in the State Code and the regulations promulgated under the State Code.