Applicability

Applicability. A. Except as provided in Rules 4.1.(B), (C), (D), and (E), these requirements shall apply to persons who store, process, or dispose of waste tires. B. Waste tire generators which chop, cut, shred or vertically slice waste tires that they generate in a manner consistent with Rule 4.4(B), on the site of generation, in order to facilitate recycling, resource recovery, or disposal at an approved waste tire disposal site are exempt from the permitting requirements of Rule 4.4(A). C. Any tire retailer, tire wholesaler, motor vehicle dismantler, or salvage dealer who owns or operates a waste tire collection site is exempt from the requirements of Rule 4.3(A) if the site does not: (1) hold more than five hundred (500) waste tires, or (2) hold more than one hundred waste tires for a period exceeding ninety days. D. Facilities or businesses which receive reusable and/or waste tires for purposes such as retreading or resale are not considered to be waste tire processing facilities; however, such facilities that store more than 500 waste tires on site, or that store 100 or more waste tires for more than 90 days, shall be considered to be waste tire collection sites. E. Persons who propose to use waste tires for agricultural, erosion control and other purposes as approved by the Department are exempt from the authorization requirements of Rule 4.3(A) if the site does not store more than 500 waste tires, except as provided in