(a) A person who regularly, more than five (5) times a year, engages in the business of hauling solid waste must obtain a license from the Board of Directors of the Sebastian County Regional Solid Waste Management District if the person is engaged in the:

1. (1) Collection of solid waste within the Sebastian County Regional Solid Waste Management District; or
2. (2) Transportation of solid waste for disposal or storage in the Sebastian County Regional Solid Waste Management District.

(b)

1. (1) A license will only be issued to:

   1. (A) A person;
   2. (B) A partnership;
   3. (C) A corporation;
   4. (D) An association;
   5. (E) The State of Arkansas;
   6. (F) A political subdivision of the state;
   7. (G) An improvement district;
   8. (H) A sanitation authority; or
   9. (I) Another regional solid waste management district.
2. (2) The Sebastian County Regional Solid Waste Management District may in the future engage in the hauling of solid waste within the Sebastian County Regional Solid Waste Management District without licensure but will comply with all applicable standards required under this section.