Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 27A-2-6-801
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Licenses required - Rules and regulations
Official statutory text
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.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources Page 162
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.
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.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources Page 162
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.
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