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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 224.50-860: Requirements for person registered as an accumulator, transporter, or

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    processor.

    A person required to register as an accumulator, transporter, or processor of waste tires

    shall:

    (1) Manage the waste tires in accordance with the registration approved by the cabinet;

    (2) Manage the waste tires in accordance with environmental performance standards

    established by the cabinet for waste sites or facilities;

    (3) Store waste tires in a manner that allows fire fighting equipment access to the waste

    tires;

    (4) Establish fire breaks to prevent the spread of fire;

    (5) Prevent mosquito infestations and entrapment of water in the waste tires;

    (6) Store waste tires stored outdoors in closed containers, in adjacent covered areas, or

    in windrows no greater than twen ty-five (25) feet wide, ten (10) feet high, and

    seventy-five (75) feet long, with at least fifty (50) feet of open, unoccupied ground

    between windrows;

    (7) Unless the waste tires are stored in buildings, in adjacent covered areas, or closed

    containers, store them no closer than:

    (a) Thirty (30) feet from a utility easement, property line, or highway right -of-

    way;

    (b) Two hundred fifty (250) feet from a residence; or

    (c) Two hundred fifty (250) feet from a karst feature, surface water of the

    Commonwealth, or unplugged water well;

    (8) Store waste tires on a surface with a grade of five percent (5%) or less which is free

    of vegetation and other flammable materials;

    (9) Display a permanent sign legible at one hundred (100) feet which identifies the

    name, address, and emergency telephone number of the person with the registration,

    the hours of operation, and the cabinet's emergency telephone number;

    (10) Comply with the recordkeeping system established by KRS 224.50-874; and

    (11) Transfer waste tires only to a person who presents a letter from the cabinet

    approving a registration issued under KRS 224.50 -858 or a copy of a solid waste

    disposal facility permit issued by the cabinet.

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