New individual sewage disposal systems shall not be place in operation, nor shall new dwellings or buildings or additions thereto be sold or occupied which must rely on such a system for sewage disposal, until the Hunterdon County Department of Health issues a certificate indicating that the disposal system has been located and constructed in compliance with the terms of the permit issued and the requirements of the code. Issuance of a certificate shall not be required for alterations to an existing individual sewage disposal system.
The Hunterdon County Department of Health may issue a certificate if an engineer licensed to practice professional engineering in New Jersey submits to the Hunterdon County Department of Health a written statement signed by him that the disposal system has been located and constructed in accordance with the terms of the permit issued and the requirements of the Hunterdon County Department of Health code.