A. All persons before engaging in the cleaning or pumping of septic tanks or holding tanks and disposing of sewage or septage taken therefrom shall first obtain a license which shall be issued by the Department under such rules as may be promulgated by the Board. Such license shall be issued and may be revoked contingent upon compliance or failure to comply with the provisions of this section and rules promulgated pursuant thereto. The rules shall include but not be limited to the following:

1. A requirement that an annual fee as set by the Board pursuant to Section 2-3-402 of this title be paid to the Department for each license;

2. A requirement that each vehicle shall include an enclosed watertight tank with adequate pump and hose facilities in such condition that no sewage may spill or leak while in transit;

3. The registration of each vehicle used in the business by model, make, owner and license number;

4. A requirement that a permit or written approval shall be secured by the license holder from the appropriate city or town or from the Department's local representative in the area of operation, which designates the place and method of final disposal of the sewage or septage;

5. A requirement that no license shall be issued or renewed under the provisions of this section until said applicant complies with the rules of the Board regarding the cleaning and pumping of septic tanks and holding tanks and the disposal of sewage or septage taken therefrom; and

6. Requirements and standards for the beneficial use or disposal of the sewage or septage and provisions necessary to implement any applicable federal requirements.

B. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of a city or town to prescribe regulations to collect additional fees related to the cleaning of septic tanks or holding tanks and the disposal of sewage or septage therefrom.

Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 10, § 1009, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 1969, c. 272, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 1969; Laws 1993, c. 145, § 82, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 63, § 1-1009 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 353, § 18, eff. July 1, 1994.