(a) No person shall receive, possess, and dispose of waste or NARM waste at a land disposal facility without obtaining a valid permit issued pursuant to this Part. The receipt, possession, and disposal of radioactive material at a land disposal facility is also subject to the applicable regulations of the State Department of Labor. No person shall modify any aspect of the operation of a land disposal facility approved in a permit pursuant to this Part except as authorized by the department or in accordance with section 383-3.9 of this Part.

(b) No person may commence operation, including commencement of construction, of a land disposal facility until that person has obtained a permit. Failure to comply with this requirement may be grounds for the denial of a permit.

(c) A permit pursuant to this Part is not required for activities necessary to limit access and maintain security on a proposed disposal site during the period prior to the department's decision on an application for a permit provided these activities are not commencement of construction.

(d) The disposal of waste or NARM waste at a land disposal facility may only be permitted on land owned in fee by the State of New York.