(a) Any user of the chemigation process shall register and obtain a chemigation user’s permit before using the process.

(b) Registration shall consist of making application on a form supplied by the secretary. Such application shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) The name of the persons to whom a permit is to be issued, including an owner or operator of land on which chemigation is to be used;

(2) a plan for using anti-pollution devices;

(3) a plan for handling tail water or accumulations of water;

(4) the number and locations, including a legal description, of wellheads that may be involved in the chemigation process and surface water supply withdrawal points, not to include siphon tubes; and

(5) payment of fees.

(c) The application fee for a chemigation user’s permit shall be $75 plus $15 for each additional point of diversion, except that on and after July 1, 2028, a chemigation user’s permit shall be $55 plus $10 for each additional point of diversion. A chemigation user’s permit may be renewed each year upon making an application, payment of the application fee and completing the report form providing information used in chemigation the previous year.