1. An owner or operator shall submit notice of an aboveground storage tank system's existence to the department prior to bringing the aboveground storage tank system into use, using the form supplied by the department. Before submitting notice of a new aboveground storage tank system greater than five hundred gallons [1892.71 liters] capacity, an owner or operator shall submit plans to the state fire marshal for review and acceptance and pass an installation inspection by the state fire marshal, in accordance with state fire code or local fire code.

2. Within thirty days of acquisition, a person who assumes ownership of a registered aboveground storage tank system shall submit to the department a notice of the ownership change, using the form supplied by the department.

3. An owner or operator that cannot comply with any method of release detection shall notify the department within sixty days of the noncompliance.