{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prc-42950","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PRC § 42950","heading":"","body":"For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:\n(a) “Agricultural purposes” means the use of waste tires as bumpers on agricultural equipment or as a ballast to maintain covers or structures at an agricultural site.\n(b) (1) “Altered waste tire” means a waste tire that has been baled, shredded, chopped, or split apart. “Altered waste tire” does not mean crumb rubber.\n(2) “Alteration” or “altering,” with reference to a waste tire, means an action that produces an altered waste tire.\n(c) “Applicant” means a person seeking to register as a waste tire hauler.\n(d) “Baled tire” means either a whole or an altered tire that has been compressed and then secured with a binding material for the purpose of reducing its volume.\n(e) “Common carrier” means a “common carrier,” as defined in Section 211 of the Public Utilities Code.\n(f) “Crumb rubber” means rubber granules derived from a waste tire that are less than or one-quarter inch or six millimeters in size.\n(g) “Repairable tire” means a worn, damaged, or defective tire that is retreadable, recappable, or regrooveable, or that can be otherwise repaired to return the tire to use as a vehicle tire, and that meets the applicable requirements of the Vehicle Code and Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations.\n(h) “Scrap tire” means a worn, damaged, or defective tire that is not a repairable tire.\n(i) “Tire broker” means a person that arranges for the shipment of used or waste tires to or from a site located within the state, or through the state, as that term may be further defined by the department by regulation. “Tire broker” does not include a tire retailer primarily engaged in the retail sale, service, and installation of new tires on customer vehicles, or a vehicle dealer, as defined in Section 285 of the Vehicle Code.\n(j) “Tire derived product” means material that meets both of the following requirements:\n(1) Is derived from a process using waste tires or waste tire equivalents as a feedstock. A process using waste tires or waste tire equivalents includes, but is not limited to, shredding, crumbing, or chipping.\n(2) Has been sold and removed from the processing facility.\n(k) “Used tire” means a tire that meets both of the following requirements:\n(1) The tire is no longer mounted on a vehicle but is still suitable for use as a vehicle tire.\n(2) The tire meets the applicable requirements of the Vehicle Code and of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations.\n(l) “Waste tire” means a tire that is no longer mounted on a vehicle and is no longer suitable for use as a vehicle tire due to wear, damage, or deviation from the manufacturer’s original specifications. A waste tire includes a repairable tire, scrap tire, and altered waste tire, but does not include a tire derived product, crumb rubber, or a used tire.\n(m) “Waste tire generator” or “waste tire generating business” means a person as defined by Section 40170 whose act or process produces waste tires as defined in Section 42807, causes a waste tire hauler to transport those waste tires, or otherwise causes waste tires to become subject to regulation. “Waste tire generator” or “waste tire generating business” does not include a person who transports 10 or fewer waste tires at any one time.","path":["Public Resources Code - PRC","DIVISION 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT [40000. - 49654.]","PART 3. STATE PROGRAMS [42000. - 42999.7.]","CHAPTER 19. Tire Hauler Registration [42950. - 42967.]","ARTICLE 1. Definitions [42950. - 42950.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"094345f06d58398691ce198e689df084bc99c3084f2a831e79fa84c627969eab","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prc-42927","next":"us-ca/prc-42951"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}