(1) The Department of Transportation may inspect the books, records and inventory of any business issued a certificate under ORS § 822.110 for the purpose of determining compliance with any of the following:

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(a) Those laws regulating the issuance of certificates to dismantlers.

(b) Requirements for records under ORS § 822.135 and 822.137.

(c) ORS § 802.200, 803.140, 819.010, 819.016, 819.030, 819.040 or 822.120.

(d) Rules adopted by the department concerning businesses issued certificates under ORS § 822.110.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, each year the department shall inspect the premises used by any business issued a certificate under ORS § 822.110 for the purpose of determining whether the items listed in subsection (3) of this section are on the premises and determining compliance with any of the following:

(a) Those laws regulating the issuance of certificates to dismantlers.

(b) Requirements for records under ORS § 822.135 and 822.137.

(c) ORS § 802.200, 803.140, 819.010, 819.016, 819.030, 819.040 or 822.120.

(d) Rules adopted by the department concerning businesses issued certificates under ORS § 822.110.

(3) If the Department of Transportation determines that any of the following items are on the premises used by a business issued a certificate under ORS § 822.110, the Department of Transportation shall submit a report to the Department of Environmental Quality and include information about the following:

(a) The presence of piled waste tires, as defined in ORS § 459.705, in an amount greater than 100 waste tires;

(b) If there is a metal shredder;

(c) If there are any open or unlabeled containers of automotive fluids; and

(d) If there is an underground injection control.

(4) The Department of Transportation may inspect a premises under subsection (2) of this section every two years if the three most recent, consecutive inspections show that the business is in compliance with subsection (2)(a) to (d) of this section.

(5) Provisions for enforcing this section are established under ORS § 822.135 and 822.145. [1985 c.16 § 406; 1991 c.873 § 49; 2005 c.654 § 12; 2019 c.630 § 3]