Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-350 - Solid waste handling standards
Section 173-350-355 - Waste tire transportation
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 173-350-355
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Waste tire transportation - Applicability. These standards apply to persons engaged in the business of transporting waste tires except for:
(a) Any person transporting five tires or
less;
(b) Any person transporting
used tires back to a retail outlet for repair or exchange;
(c) Any waste hauler regulated by chapter
81.77 RCW, Solid waste collection companies;
(d) The United States, the state of
Washington, or any local government, or contractors hired by these entities,
when involved in the cleanup or collection of waste tires. This includes
municipal contractors providing solid waste collection services under chapter
35.21 RCW, Miscellaneous provisions; and
(e) Tire retailers associated with retreading
facilities who use company-owned vehicles to transport waste tires for the
purposes of retreading or recycling.
(2) Waste tire transportation - Carrier license requirements.
(a) All persons
subject to this section engaged in the business of transporting waste tires are
required to obtain a waste tire carrier license from the Washington state
department of revenue.
(b)
Application forms for a waste tire carrier license will be available at unified
business identifier service centers located throughout the state. Unified
business identifier service locations include:
(i) The field offices of the Washington state
department of revenue and the Washington state department of labor and
industries;
(ii) The tax offices of
Washington state department of employment security;
(iii) The Olympia office of the secretary of
state; and
(iv) The business
license service office of the Washington state department of revenue.
(c) An application for a waste
tire carrier license and a cab card for one vehicle must include an application
fee determined by the Washington state department of revenue. Each additional
vehicle cab card to be used by the licensee requires an additional fee
determined by the Washington state department of revenue. The application must
include:
(i) A performance bond in the sum of
ten thousand dollars in favor of the state of Washington; or
(ii) In lieu of the bond, an applicant may
submit other financial assurance acceptable to the department.
(d) A refundable portion of
application fees may be returned to the applicant if the application is
withdrawn before the department has approved or denied the
application.
(e) A waste tire
carrier license is valid for one year from the date of approval and must be
renewed annually.
(3) Waste tire transportation - Prohibitions and enforcement.
(a) No person may enter into a contract for
transportation of waste tires with an unlicensed waste tire
transporter.
(b) Waste tires may
only be delivered to a facility that has obtained the required permits or
licenses for storage, processing, or disposal of waste tires.
(c) Any person subject to this section who
transports waste tires without a valid waste tire carrier license issued by the
Washington state department of revenue is subject to the enforcement provisions
of
RCW
70.95.560.
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