Published: 2015-07-09
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(a) On or before December 1, 1991, the board, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal and the State Department of Health Services, shall adopt emergency regulations setting forth the procedures and requirements necessary to obtain a minor waste tire facility permit.
(b) Regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not require the issuance of a separate permit to a solid waste disposal facility which is permitted pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 44001) of Part 4.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 24. Effective March 30, 1990. Note: See this section as modified on July 17, 1991, in Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1991.)
The board may exempt either of the following from the permit requirements of this article:
(a) An owner or operator of a tire retreading business for the business site if not more than 3,000 waste tires are kept on the business premises.
(b) A person using waste tires for agricultural purposes if the waste tires are kept on the site of use.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 24. Effective March 30, 1990.)
The regulations for minor waste tire facility permits shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(a) Fire prevention measures.
(b) Vector control measures.
(c) Other measures determined by the board to be necessary to protect the public health and safety.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 24. Effective March 30, 1990.)
The board shall issue minor waste tire facility permits pursuant to the regulations upon application therefor.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 24. Effective March 30, 1990.)
On and after July 1, 1994, it is unlawful to direct or transport waste tires to a minor waste tire facility or to accept waste tires at a minor waste tire facility unless the operator has obtained a minor waste tire facility permit.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1293, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1993.)
(a) Any person who accepts waste tires at a minor waste tire facility that has not been issued a permit or an authorization to operate from the board, or who knowingly directs, transports, or abandons waste tires to or at a minor waste tire facility that has not been issued a permit or an authorization to operate from the board shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) or more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day of violation, by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(b) For purposes of subdivision (a), “each day of violation” means each day on which a violation continues. In any case where a person has accepted waste tires at a minor waste tire facility, or knowingly directed or transported waste tires to a minor waste tire facility, that has not been issued a permit, in violation of subdivision (a), each day that the waste tires remain at the facility and the person has knowledge thereof is a separate additional violation, unless the person has filed a report with the board disclosing the violation and is in compliance with any order regarding the waste tires issued by the board, a hearing officer, or a court of competent jurisdiction.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 625, Sec. 13. Effective September 17, 2002.)
