1. (a)

   1. (1) All persons engaged in the business of collection or transportation of solid wastes within the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District must register such business with the district by December 15 each year for the next calendar year’s license.

   2. (2) Applicants for a solid waste hauler’s license must provide the following information:

      1. (A) Business’ legal name, mailing address, facility address, telephone number, and email address of primary contact;
      2. (B) Names of principal owners and officers;
      3. (C) Number of residential and commercial accounts served as of December 1;
      4. (D) Names and driver's license numbers of employees providing hauling services;
      5. (E) Identity of the areas served on county road maps; and
      6. (F) In addition, each vehicle used in the collection and/or transportation of solid wastes must be registered and the following information supplied:

2. (i) A description of each vehicle to be registered, including make, model, and year of vehicle;

   1. (ii) VIN;

      1. (iii) Current motor vehicle license number;

         1. (iv) Name of vehicle owner; and
         2. (v) Vehicle capacity.

3. (b) The district shall issue a license to any eligible solid waste hauler who has demonstrated full compliance with this subpart by submitting the following to the district:

   1. (1) Documentation that the applicant meets all of the licensing standards set forth in this subpart;
   2. (2) A completed application on a form prescribed by the Board of Directors of the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District;
   3. (3) A certificate of insurance demonstrating financial responsibility, as defined in 8 CAR § 110-607, issued in the hauling company’s name and provided directly to the district by the insurer;
   4. (4) The required annual fee and any required late fee; and

   5. (5) A signed authorization allowing the district staff to obtain any and all records from any solid waste facility which may receive waste from the hauler related to volume and type of waste disposed by the hauler at the facility during any period of time in which the hauler was operating as a waste hauler in Benton County, and assuring that hauler will provide whatever assistance may be needed to facilitate the release of these records.

      1. (c)
   6. (1) Licenses are nontransferable and annual fees are nonrefundable.
   7. (2) If a licensed hauler replaces a registered vehicle with another vehicle during the year, the district shall be notified and the vehicle information shall be provided for both vehicles.

   8. (3)

      1. (A) The hauler shall remove the registration sticker from the disposed vehicle.

      2. (B)

         1. (i) A new registration sticker shall be required for the new vehicle.
         2. (ii) If the hauler provides the old sticker to the district, a new one will be issued at one-half (1/2) the original cost for the new vehicle.
         3. (d) A solid waste hauler's license issued by the district does not supersede any local government's issuance of an exclusive franchise for hauling within its boundaries.

Codification Notes: “VIN” means vehicle identification number.