Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, “passenger tire equivalent” means a unit of waste tire material weighing twenty (20) pounds, whether the waste tire material is comprised of one (1) or more whole tires or one (1) or more altered tires.

     (b) The provisions of this chapter concerning waste tire storage site and waste tire processing operation certificates of registration do not apply to the following:

(1) A facility operated as a solid waste processing facility under a valid permit issued by the commissioner.

(2) The site of a facility that is used to retread tires at which fewer than five thousand (5,000) waste tires are present indoors within a completely enclosed structure.

(3) A vehicle or container in which waste tires are stored for less than thirty (30) days.

(4) A vehicle that is properly licensed, capable of legally transporting waste tires, and in which waste tires are completely enclosed.

(5) A waste tire amnesty day sponsored by a local government.

(6) A facility that:

(A) manufactures tires; and

(B) keeps five thousand (5,000) or fewer waste tires indoors in an enclosed structure.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-23-6(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.93-1998, SEC.4; P.L.37-2012, SEC.32.