(1) An application for a septage waste servicing license shall include all of the following:

    (a) The applicant's name and mailing address.

    (b) The location or locations where the business is operated, if the applicant is engaged in the business of servicing.

    

    (c) Written approval from all receiving facilities where the applicant plans to dispose of septage waste.

    (d) The locations of the sites where the applicant plans to apply septage waste to land and, for each proposed site, either proof that the applicant owns the proposed site or written approval from the site owner.

    (e) A written plan for disposal of septage waste obtained in the winter, if the disposal will be by a method other than delivery to a receiving facility or, subject to section 11711, application to land.

    (f) Written proof of satisfaction of the continuing education requirements of subsection (2), if applicable.

    (g) Any additional information pertinent to this part required by the department.

    (h) Payment of the septage waste servicing license fee as provided in section 11717b.

    (2) Beginning January 1, 2007, a person is not eligible for an initial servicing license unless the person has successfully completed not less than 10 hours of continuing education during the 2-year period before applying for the license. Beginning January 1, 2007 and until December 31, 2009, a person is not eligible to renew a servicing license unless the person has successfully completed not less than 10 hours of continuing education during the 2-year period preceding the issuance of the license. Beginning January 1, 2010, a person is not eligible to renew a servicing license unless the person has successfully completed not less than 30 hours of continuing education during the 5-year period preceding the issuance of the license.

    (3) Before offering or conducting a course of study represented to meet the educational requirements of subsection (2), a person shall obtain approval from the department. The department may suspend or revoke the approval of a person to offer or conduct a course of study to meet the requirements of subsection (2) for a violation of this part or of the rules promulgated under this part.

    (4) If an applicant or licensee is a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity, the applicant or licensee shall designate a responsible agent to fulfill the requirements of subsections (2) and (3). The responsible agent's name shall appear on any license or permit required under this part.

    (5) A person engaged in servicing shall maintain at all times at his or her place of business a complete record of the amount of septage waste that the person has transported or disposed of, the location at which septage waste was disposed of, and any complaints received concerning disposal of the septage waste. The person shall also report this information to the department on an annual basis in a manner required by the department.

    (6) A person engaged in servicing shall maintain records required under subsection (5) or 40 CFR part 503 for at least 5 years. A person engaged in servicing or an individual who actually applies septage waste to land, as applicable, shall display these records upon the request of the director, a peace officer, or an official of a certified health department.