Applicability

Applicability. A. Except as provided in Rule 5.1(B), (C), (D) and (E), these requirements shall apply to waste tire generators, transporters, haulers, and the owners/operators of waste tire collection, processing and disposal sites concerning the transportation of waste tires in Mississippi, including instances where (1) waste tires are transported into the State of Mississippi from out-of-state generators for the purposes of storage, processing, disposal, or retreading/ resale in Mississippi, or for transportation through the State to destinations outside Mississippi; and where (2) waste tires originating in Mississippi are transported outside the State for the purposes of storage, processing, disposal or retreading/resale in another state. B. Certification requirements of Rules 5.3(A) and (B), 5.4(A), (B) and (C), and 5.6(A) and (B) shall not apply to: (1) tires that are provided for storage, processing, disposal or retreading/resale in quantities of five (5) or less by a person other than a waste tire collector, waste tire processor, or waste tire hauler, or (2) tires transported within or into the State of Mississippi, where such tires were neither generated in the state nor destined for storage, processing, disposal, or retreading/resale in the state. C. The requirements of Rule 5.5(C) and (D) shall not apply to waste tire haulers when the tires being transported are neither generated in the state nor destined for storage, processing, disposal, or retreading/resale in the state. D. These requirements shall not apply to the transportation of reusable tires to facilities or businesses which process or sell such tires. However, for the purposes of these requirements all used tires shall be considered to be waste tires until such time that those tires which are reusable tires have been specifically separated from the waste tires. E. 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, may be considered to be waste tire collection sites. F. For purposes of this regulation, tires which have been cut, chopped, sliced, shredded or otherwise processed into multiple pieces shall be considered to be waste tires.