Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 481-1-1 - Purpose of rulesA.Rules. The Board of Underground Storage Tank Installers hereby adopts rules for conducting the business of the Board, including a statement of purpose of the rules (Section 1); definitions of terms used in the rules (Section 2); provisions for the organization of the Board (Section 3); provisions setting standards of practice for underground oil storage tank installers and inspectors (Section 4); procedures for enforcement and disciplinary actions (Section 5); procedures for processing of requests for advisory rulings (Section 6); and a severability provision (Section 7) .B.Purpose of Rules. The purpose of these rules is to define standards and clarify the procedures used by the Board in carrying out the provisions of law regulating the practice of underground oil storage tank installation, removal, and inspection. It is the overall purpose of the Board to provide for the regulation of persons offering underground oil storage tank installation, removal, and inspection services in order to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare, and the environment; to protect the public from incompetent and unauthorized installers and inspectors; to assure the highest degree of professional conduct on the part of installers and inspectors; and to assure the availability of underground oil storage tank installations, removals, and inspections of high quality to persons in need of those services.