Sec. 9.5. (a) Except as provided in rules adopted under subsection (c), an operator of a transfer station shall remove whole waste tires present in solid waste that is being transferred from a vehicle or container to another vehicle or container at the transfer station.

     (b) Whole waste tires removed by an operator of a transfer station under subsection (a) shall be disposed of as provided in this chapter.

     (c) The board shall adopt rules that allow for the incidental transfer of small amounts of whole waste tires under subsection (a).

     (d) The rules adopted under subsection (c) may allow a transfer station operator to meet the requirements of the rule by employing procedures designed to achieve the objectives of subsection (c) in lieu of a numeric standard.

As added by P.L.123-1996, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.133-2012, SEC.147.