(1) No water heating device shall be sold or offered for sale in the Commonwealth of Kentucky unless it contains a serial number on it. As used in this section, "water heating device" means any pressure vessel which heats, stores, and supplies potable water for domestic or commercial purposes other than for space heating.
(2) All retailers, wholesalers, and installers selling or offering for sale a water heating device shall, within thirty (30) days of the date of sale, forward a list of names and addresses of purchasers along with the serial numbers of the devices purchased to the department or to the appropriate agency of county or city government having jurisdiction.