101.22 - REPORT OF EXISTING AND NEW TANKS -- REGISTRATION FEE -- TAG -- PENALTY. - Iowa Statutes

101.22 REPORT OF EXISTING AND NEW TANKS -- REGISTRATION FEE -- TAG -- PENALTY. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, the owner or operator of an aboveground petroleum storage tank existing on or before July 1, 1989, shall notify the state fire marshal in writing by May 1, 1990, of the existence of each tank and specify the age, size, type, location, and uses of the tank. 2. The owner of an aboveground petroleum storage tank taken out of operation between January 1, 1979, and July 1, 1989, shall notify the state fire marshal in writing by July 1, 1990, of the existence of the tank unless the owner knows the tank has been removed from the site. The notice shall specify, to the extent known to the owner, the date the tank was taken out of operation, the age of the tank on the date taken out of operation, the size, type, and location of the tank, and the type and quantity of substances left stored in the tank on the date that it was taken out of operation. 3. An owner or operator which brings into use an aboveground petroleum storage tank after July 1, 1989, shall notify the state fire marshal in writing within thirty days of the existence of the tank and specify the age, size, type, location, and uses of the tank. 4. The registration notice of the owner or operator to the state fire marshal under subsections 1 through 3 shall be accompanied by an annual fee of ten dollars for each tank included in the notice. All moneys collected shall be retained by the department of public safety and are appropriated for the use of the state fire marshal. The annual renewal fee applies to all owners or operators who filed a registration notice with the state fire marshal pursuant to subsections 1 through 3. 5. A person who deposits petroleum in an aboveground petroleum storage tank shall notify the owner or operator in writing of the notification requirements of this section. 6. A person who sells or constructs a tank intended to be used as an aboveground storage tank shall notify the purchaser of the tank in writing of the notification requirements of this section applicable to the purchaser. 7. It is unlawful to deposit petroleum in an aboveground petroleum storage tank which has not been registered pursuant to subsections 1 through 4. 8. The state fire marshal shall furnish the owner or operator of an aboveground petroleum storage tank with a registration tag for each aboveground petroleum storage tank registered with the state fire marshal. The owner or operator shall affix the tag to the fill pipe of each registered aboveground petroleum storage tank. A person who conveys or deposits petroleum shall inspect the aboveground petroleum storage tank to determine the existence or absence of the registration tag. If a registration tag is not affixed to the aboveground petroleum storage tank fill pipe, the person conveying or depositing the petroleum may deposit the petroleum in the unregistered tank. However, the deposit is allowed only in the single instance, that the person provides the owner or operator with another notice as required by subsection 5, and that the person provides the owner or operator with an aboveground petroleum storage tank registration form. It is the owner or operator's duty to comply with registration requirements. A late registration penalty of twenty-five dollars is imposed in addition to the registration fee for a tank registered after the required date.          Section History: Recent Form 89 Acts, ch 131, §5; 90 Acts, ch 1235, § 3; 2000 Acts, ch 1224, §23; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §127; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §191 Referred to in § 101.22A