§ 8-654. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Dump means to throw, discard, place, deposit, discharge, bury, or dispose of.

Manifest means a form or document used for identifying the quantity and the origin, routing, and destination of tires during transportation from the point of generation, through any intermediate points, to an end user, processor or disposer.

Person means any and all persons, natural or artificial, including any individual, firm or association.

Tire means a continuous solid or pneumatic rubber covering encircling the wheel of a bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, truck, trailer, tractor or other vehicle.

Tire business means and includes any place or establishment engaged in the business of reselling tires or that generates waste tires and is occupied, used or maintained for the purpose of offering, transporting, repairing, processing, storing, utilizing, and disposing of any and all types of such tires.

Waste tire disposer means any person who is approved by the state department of environment and conservation to receive waste tires from waste tire generators or waste tire haulers for the purpose of waste tire processing, shredding or otherwise facilitating recycling or resource recovery techniques for waste tires.

Waste tire generators means any person or entity that generates waste tires and generators may include, but are not limited to, retail tire dealers, retreaders, waste tire disposers, automobile dealers, private company vehicle maintenance shops, garages and service stations.

Waste tire hauler means any person engaged in picking up or transporting waste tires for the purpose of removal to a tire recycling facility, waste tire disposer, processor, end user, or disposal facility.

Waste tire recycling facility means a county facility mandated and licensed pursuant to the Tennessee Solid Waste Management Act, which recycles or properly disposes of tires. Waste tire shall mean a tire that is no longer suitable for its original intended purpose because of wear, damage, or defect and includes any tire that is destined for a tire disposer or reprocessor such as a recapper.

(Code 1992, § 7-554; Ord. No. 386, 10-26-2009; Ord. No. 441, § 2, Exh. A., 11-18-2013)