Public Resources Code section 42950
(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.(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.(2)
“Alteration” or “altering,” with reference to a waste tire, means an action that produces an altered waste tire.(c)
“Applicant” means a person seeking to register as a waste tire hauler.(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.(e)
“Common carrier” means a “common carrier,” as defined in Section 211 of the Public Utilities Code.(f)
“Crumb rubber” means rubber granules derived from a waste tire that are less than or one-quarter inch or six millimeters in size.(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.(h)
“Scrap tire” means a worn, damaged, or defective tire that is not a repairable tire.(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.(j)
“Tire derived product” means material that meets both of the following requirements:(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.(2)
Has been sold and removed from the processing facility.(k)
“Used tire” means a tire that meets both of the following requirements:(1)
The tire is no longer mounted on a vehicle but is still suitable for use as a vehicle tire.(2)
The tire meets the applicable requirements of the Vehicle Code and of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations.(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.(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.
Source:
Section 42950, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=42950. (accessed May 12, 2025).