Every municipality or person desiring to construct, keep, maintain or conduct a garbage disposal plant within the county shall file an application for such plant license with the county commissioners: Provided, however, That none of the provisions of this section shall apply to a garbage disposal plant now or hereafter constructed by or for the use of a municipality within its boundaries. The application shall be on a form prescribed, prepared and furnished by the county commissioners and, together with such other information as the county commissioners shall require, shall state:
If the application is for the construction of a garbage disposal plant, the applicant shall submit with such application the plans and specifications pertaining to such construction.
16 P.S. § 5178