§ 42835. — 42835. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 625, Sec. 13.)

(a)
Any person who accepts waste tires at a minor waste tire facility that has not been issued a permit or an authorization to operate from the board, or who knowingly directs, transports, or abandons waste tires to or at a minor waste tire facility that has not been issued a permit or an authorization to operate from the board shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) or more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day of violation, by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(b)
For purposes of subdivision (a), “each day of violation” means each day on which a violation continues. In any case where a person has accepted waste tires at a minor waste tire facility, or knowingly directed or transported waste tires to a minor waste tire facility, that has not been issued a permit, in violation of subdivision (a), each day that the waste tires remain at the facility and the person has knowledge thereof is a separate additional violation, unless the person has filed a report with the board disclosing the violation and is in compliance with any order regarding the waste tires issued by the board, a hearing officer, or a court of competent jurisdiction.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 625, Sec. 13. Effective September 17, 2002.