§ 42950
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For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a)“Agricultural purposes” means the use of waste tires as bumpers on agricultural equipment or as a ballast to maintain covers or structures at an agricultural site.
(1)“Altered waste tire” means a waste tire that has been baled, shredded, chopped, or split apart. “Altered waste tire” does not mean crumb rubber.
(2)“Alteration” or “altering,” with reference to a waste tire, means an action that produces an altered waste tire.
(c)“Applicant” means a person seeking to register as a waste tire hauler.
(d)“Baled tire” means either a whole or an altered tire that has been compressed and then secured with a binding material for the purpose of reducing its volume.
(e)“Common carrier” means a “common carrier,” as defined in Section 211 of the Public Utilities Code.
(f)“Crumb rubber” means rubber granules derived from a waste tire that are less than or one-quarter inch or six millimeters in size.
(g)“Repairable tire” means a worn, damaged, or defective tire that is retreadable, recappable, or regrooveable, or that can be otherwise repaired to return the tire to use as a vehicle tire, and that meets the applicable requirements of the Vehicle Code and Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations.
(h)“Scrap tire” means a worn, damaged, or defective tire that is not a repairable tire.
(i)“Tire broker” means a person that arranges for the shipment of used or waste tires to or from a site located within the state, or through the state, as that term may be further defined by the department by regulation. “Tire broker” does not include a tire retailer primarily engaged in the retail sale, service, and installation of new tires on customer vehicles, or a vehicle dealer, as defined in Section 285 of the Vehicle Code.
(j)“Tire derived product” means material that meets both of the following requirements:
(1)Is derived from a process using waste tires or waste tire equivalents as a feedstock. A process using waste tires or waste tire equivalents includes, but is not limited to, shredding, crumbing, or chipping.
(2)Has been sold and removed from the processing facility.
(k)“Used tire” means a tire that meets both of the following requirements:
(1)The tire is no longer mounted on a vehicle but is still suitable for use as a vehicle tire.
(2)The tire meets the applicable requirements of the Vehicle Code and of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations.
(l)“Waste tire” means a tire that is no longer mounted on a vehicle and is no longer suitable for use as a vehicle tire due to wear, damage, or deviation from the manufacturer’s original specifications. A waste tire includes a repairable tire, scrap tire, and altered waste tire, but does not include a tire derived product, crumb rubber, or a used tire.
(m)“Waste tire generator” or “waste tire generating business” means a person as defined by Section 40170 whose act or process produces waste tires as defined in Section 42807, causes a waste tire hauler to transport those waste tires, or otherwise causes waste tires to become subject to regulation. “Waste tire generator” or “waste tire generating business” does not include a person who transports 10 or fewer waste tires at any one time.