1. (a) If an applicant files a timely application for a state permit to operate which the department has deemed complete, the failure to have a current state permit to operate shall not be considered a violation of RSA 125-C:11,I, or Env-A 608.01, unless and until the department denies the requested permit and:

   1. (1) The applicant does not appeal the denial within the time specified in RSA 125-C:12, III; or
   2. (2) The denial is affirmed after all available appeals have been exhausted.
2. (b) If the department deems an application complete but requests additional information pursuant to Env-A 608.06(b), the protection granted in (a), above, shall cease to apply if the applicant fails to file in writing such additional requested information by the deadline specified in the request.

Source. #6057-B, eff 6-30-95; ss by #7879, eff 4-26-03; ss by #9791, eff 10-1-10; ss by #10175, eff 9-1-12; ss by #13510, eff 12-17-22