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0 C� • REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF USED UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS 9 6.2 Conditions of Sale TANK HAS CONTAINED LEADED GASOLINE' A bill of sale should be used to transfer tank owner - NOT VAPOR FREE ship. The bill of sale should include the purchaser's NOT SUITABLE FOR STORAGE OF FOOD OR acknowledgement that he assumes all liability related to LIQUIDS INTENDED FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL the tank. Bills of sale should indicate the former use of CONSUMPTION the tank and carry the following warning regardless of 'Or other flammable/combustible liquid. Use the the former contents of the tank: applicable designation, for example, DIESEL. SECTION 7—DISPOSAL 7.1 Disposal Criteria 7.1.1 Tanks should be disposed of when they are no longer fit for the storage of flammable or combustible liquids or any other appropriate use. Whether sold to a scrap dealer or disposed of at an acceptable facility, suf- ficient holes should be made in the tanks to render them unfit for further use. 7.1.2 Tanks that have been lined internally or coated externally with epoxy -based or similar materials may not be accepted by scrap processors. Prior inquiries should be made as to the requirements of the processor accepting the tank for scrap. 7.2 Disposal Procedures 7.2.1 After a tank has been vapor -freed, it should be rendered unsuitable for future use as a storage tank by puncturing, cutting, or drilling numerous holes in all sections of the tank. 7.2.2 All tanks should be labeled as described in 4.4.4 and 4.4.5. 7.2.3 A bill of sale should be used to transfer tank ownership (see 6.2). 7.2.4 Prior to disposal of used tanks, current federal, state, and local regulations should be checked to deter- mine if special procedures or preparations are required.