(a) No person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association shall engage in the business of septic tank cleaning for compensation without first obtaining a license as provided in this section.
(b) Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association desiring to obtain a license for engaging in the business of septic tank cleaning shall make application to the Department of Health and shall prove to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Department of Health, or his or her representative, that he or she is morally and financially responsible.
(c)(1) The license required by this chapter shall be valid for one (1) year from the date of issue and shall bear an identifying number.
(2)(A) An annual fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be charged for issuance of the license.
(B) The annual fee under subdivision (c)(2)(A) of this section includes the permit for the first tank pumper vehicle.
(d) In addition to the annual licensure fee under subdivision (c)(2)(A) of this section, an annual permit fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be charged for every additional tank pumper vehicle owned by the person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association in the business of septic tank cleaning which is used in the operation of that business.
(e) Subject to such rules as may be implemented by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the disbursing officer for the department is authorized to transfer all unexpended funds relative to septic tank cleaners' licenses that pertain to fees collected, as certified by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to be carried forward and made available for expenditures for the same purpose for any following fiscal year.
