(2) No person shall deposit a regulated substance into an underground storage tank unless the tank is operating under a permit issued by the department.
(3) Any person who assumes ownership of an underground storage tank from a previous permittee must complete and return to the department an application for a new permit before the person begins operation of the underground storage tank under the new ownership.
(4) Any person who deposits a regulated substance into an underground storage tank or sells an underground storage tank shall notify the owner or operator of the tank of the permit requirements of this section.
(5) The following persons must sign an application for a permit submitted to the department under this section or ORS 466.750 (5):
(a) The owner of an underground storage tank storing a regulated substance;
(b) The owner of the real property in which an underground storage tank is located; and
(c) The proposed permittee, if a person other than the owner of the underground storage tank or the owner of the real property. [1987 c.539 §16; 1989 c.926 §43; 1989 c.1071 §§23,28; 1999 c.979 §11]