§ 68-215-104 — Unlawful actions

It is unlawful to: (1) Cause or permit the release of a petroleum substance from a petroleum underground storage tank into the environment; (2) Construct, alter or operate a petroleum underground storage tank in violation of this chapter or the rules or regulations established pursuant thereto; (3) Refuse or fail to pay to the department fees assessed pursuant to this chapter and in violation of the rules, regulations, or orders of the commissioner or board; (4) Receive, or to attempt to receive reimbursement from the petroleum underground storage tank fund in a fraudulent manner; (5) Refuse or fail to comply with any order of the commissioner or the board that has become final; (6) Install petroleum underground storage tanks that do not meet the minimum standards pursuant to this chapter; or (7) Submit to the department any document, in written or electronic format, known to be false or known to contain any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry; knowingly make any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or knowingly falsify, conceal, or cover up a material fact.

Legislative History

Acts 1988, ch. 984, § 6; 1990, ch. 855, § 2; T.C.A., § 68-53-104; Acts 2004, ch. 925, § 2; 2010, ch. 903, § 3.