{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-13-1e-99.20d","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-99.20d","heading":"Valid permit needed for scrap tire storage, collection, disposal site, exemptions.","body":"4. a. No person shall maintain a scrap tire storage, collection, or disposal site unless they possess a valid permit therefor issued by the department.\nb.  A scrap tire shall be disposed of only at a permitted scrap tire storage, collection, or disposal site or a licensed scrap tire facility.\nc.  The department shall, through the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to section 6 of this act:\n(1) establish scrap tire storage, collection, and disposal site permits, including permit criteria and an application process;\n(2) establish standards for scrap tire storage, collection, and disposal sites; and\n(3) require permittees to maintain adequate financial assurance for closure as a condition of approval in an amount sufficient to ensure proper cleanup and site restoration in the event of abandonment or noncompliance.\nd.  An application for a scrap tire storage, collection, or disposal site permit or permit renewal shall be accompanied by an application fee established by the department that shall cover all costs of processing the application and issuing the permit or permit renewal.  The department may also establish an annual fee that shall be charged to a person who qualifies for a permit.\ne.  Each scrap tire storage, collection, or disposal site permit issued by the department shall be valid for a period not to exceed five years unless a shorter period is specified therein or unless suspended or revoked.  All permits shall expire as provided in rules and regulations adopted by the department.\nf.  The department may deny an application for a permit or permit renewal.  The department may prohibit any person whose application for a permit or permit renewal is denied from re-applying for a permit for a period of not more than three years.  The term during which reapplication is prohibited shall be established as part of the determination of the department in the proceedings concerning the denial.\ng.  The following entities shall be exempt from the requirement to obtain a scrap tire storage, collection, or disposal permit:\n(1) a tire retreader who stores fewer than 500 tires;\n(2) an automobile-related business removing tires in the ordinary course of business, which stores fewer than 500 tires;\n(3) a retail tire seller acting as a storage, collection, or disposal site, which stores fewer than 500 tires; and\n(4) convenience centers operated by municipalities, counties, authorities, or other political subdivisions.\nh.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, a person may store up to 1,000 scrap tires without a scrap tire storage, collection, or disposal permit if all tires are kept in secured, enclosed storage containers designed to prevent the accumulation of water and unauthorized access.\ni.  A scrap tire storage, collection, or disposal site that holds a valid permit issued prior to the effective date of this act shall be exempt from the new requirements established by this act, provided that the site does not undergo a substantial modification or expansion of operations after the effective date.  This exemption shall remain in effect unless the site’s permit is revoked, suspended, or materially amended or unless the site is found to pose a significant threat to public health, safety, or the environment.\nj.  A person or facility that holds a valid and active permit or approval issued by the department pursuant to P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.), P.L.1987, c.102 (C.13:1E-99.11 et seq.), or any other State solid waste or recycling law or regulation that expressly authorizes the receipt, storage, transfer, processing, or disposal of scrap tires shall not be required to obtain a separate scrap tire storage, collection, or disposal site approval under this act for those same activities.  The modification, renewal, or administrative amendment of an existing solid waste or recycling permit or approval shall not be construed to terminate or invalidate this exemption.\nk.  The department may require reporting of scrap tire quantities through existing solid waste or recycling reporting mechanisms, but shall not require duplicative approvals, manifesting systems, financial assurance, or County Solid Waste Management Plan inclusion for activities already regulated under an existing permit or approval.\nl.  Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the number of scrap tires that may be generated or accumulated by a generator in the ordinary course of its operations, provided that such scrap tires are managed, transported, and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this act.\nL.2025, c.389, s.4.","path":["TITLE 13 CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT--PARKS AND RESERVATIONS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"09f8b375f05af94dac330f4b9bbd15ae0c11442d58f5b12acf2b7963419e304a","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-13-1e-99.20c","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-13-1e-99.20e"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}