Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-13-1212 – Registration of Outdoor Used Tire Sites; Fee

A. A person shall not store 100 or more used tires outdoors until the person registers with the Department. A person that stores 100 or more used tires outdoors shall pay an initial registration fee of $742 within 30 days of invoice receipt. The person shall register on a form approved by the Department that includes a statement that the site is in compliance with A.R.S. § 49-762.07(F) and A.R.S. Title 44, Chapter 9, Article 8, as applicable.
B. A $111 registration fee shall be paid annually thereafter within 30 days of invoice receipt.
C. For the purposes of this Section:
1. 1. “Used tire” means any tire which has been used for more than one day on a motor vehicle.
2. 2. “Outdoors” means other than inside a building with a weatherproof roof.
D. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Director shall adjust the fee amounts in subsections (A) and (B) of this Section annually by the following method, except that no adjustment in any year shall exceed four percent of the fee amount of the preceding year:
1. 1. Multiply the amount by the October CPI for the most recent year and then divide by the October CPI for the year 2024. The October CPI for any year is the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, all items, published by the United States Department of Labor at www.bls.gov/cpi/regional-resources.htm, for October of that year.
2. 2. Round the result from subsection (D)(1) down to the nearest cent. ADEQ shall post the new amounts on its webpage and install them in the billing software as soon as practicable.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 1217, effective July 1, 2012 (Supp. 12-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 348 (January 24, 2025), with an immediate effective date of December 24, 2024 (Supp. 24-4). Section amended by emergency rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 1897 (June 13, 2025), effective June 6, 2025, for 180 days (Supp. 25-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 4716 (December 26, 2025), with an immediate effective date of December 3, 2025 (Supp. 25-4).