42830-42835

PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE
SECTION 42830-42835




42830.  (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.



42831.  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.



42832.  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.



42833.  The board shall issue minor waste tire facility permits
pursuant to the regulations upon application therefor.



42834.  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.




42835.  (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.