Reinstatement of operating permit; conditions; fee.

(1) Any person who held an operating permit on December 31, 2005, and whose permit expired pursuant to rules and regulations may file a request for reinstatement of the operating permit subject to the following conditions: (a) The request must be filed on or before December 31, 2007; (b) The person shall certify that the livestock operation is in compliance with the operating permit as it existed on the date the operating permit expired; and (c) The request shall be accompanied by a twenty-five-dollar nonrefundable filing fee. (2) The department shall, upon receipt of a complete and timely request for reinstatement, reinstate the permit with the same conditions as existed when the permit expired.