9. a. A person shall, before engaging in the business of a terminal operator, obtain a terminal operator's license from the director, for which a license fee of $450 shall be paid.
b. A terminal operator shall, on or before the 25th day of each month, render a report to the director, in such form as the director may prescribe, stating the quantities of fuel received at the terminal in the State or sold from it during the preceding month.
At the discretion of the director, a terminal operator's report as submitted under the federal ExSTARS reporting system may be accepted in lieu of the terminal operator's report required under this subsection.
c. The director shall have the right at any time during normal business hours to inspect the books of a terminal operator to determine if the requirements of this act are being properly observed.
d. The director may require those returns to be filed, in the form and manner, and at the intervals, that the director may prescribe by regulation.