Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 324. Natural Resources and Environmental Protection § 324.11706

Sec. 11706. (1) Upon receipt of an application for a septage waste servicing license or a septage waste vehicle license, the department shall review the application to ensure that it is complete.If the department determines that the application is incomplete, the department shall promptly notify the applicant of the deficiencies. If the department determines that the application is complete, the department shall promptly provide the appropriate certified health department with a copy of all application materials. Upon receipt of the application materials, a certified health department shall conduct investigations necessary to verify that the sites, the servicing methods, and the septage waste vehicles are in compliance with this part.If so, the department shall approve the application and issue the license applied for in that application. If a certified health department does not exist, the department may perform the functions of a certified health department as necessary.

(2) A septage waste servicing license is not transferable and is valid, unless suspended or revoked, for 5 years.A septage waste vehicle license is not transferable and is valid, unless suspended or revoked, for the same 5-year period as the licensee's septage waste servicing license.