(a) Except as provided in Section 42954, a person engaged in transporting waste or used tires shall comply with all of the following requirements:

(1) The person shall be registered as a waste and used tire hauler with the department.

(2) The person shall not advertise or represent himself or herself as being in the business of a waste and used tire hauler without being registered as a waste and used tire hauler by the department.

(b) A tire broker shall register with the department.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 534, Sec. 15. (AB 1647) Effective January 1, 2013.)