(a) An applicant for a new permit under this subchapter or the modification or transfer of a permit shall be a person, partnership, corporation, association, the State of Arkansas, a political subdivision of the state, an improvement district, a sanitation authority, or a solid waste board.
(b) This section shall not apply to permits for landfills where a private industry bears the expense of operating and maintaining the landfill solely for the disposal of wastes generated by the industry or wastes of a similar kind or character.
(c) [Repealed.]