1. A. A transporter shall obtain a transporter license from the Department as provided under subsections (B) and (C) of this Section in addition to possessing a permit, license, or approval if required by a local health department, environmental agency, or other governmental agency with jurisdiction.

2. B. A transporter license is valid for five years after issuance. To renew the license, the licensee shall submit an application no later than 60 days prior to the license’s expiration, and shall pay the license renewal fee, as provided in subsection (B)(1). With each application submitted for approval, the applicant shall remit an initial transporter license application fee as provided in subsection (B)(1). All fees paid shall be payable to the state of Arizona. The Department shall deposit the fees paid into the Solid Waste Fee Fund established pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-881, unless otherwise authorized or required by law.

   1. 1. To apply for or to renew a transporter license, an applicant shall submit all of the following in a Department-approved format:

      1. a. The name, address, and telephone number of the transportation company or entity.
      2. b. All owners’ names, addresses, and telephone numbers.
      3. c. All names, addresses, and telephone numbers of any agents authorized to act on behalf of the owner.
      4. d. A copy of either the certificate of disclosure required by A.R.S. § 49-109 or a written acknowledgment that this disclosure is not required.
      5. e. Photocopies or other evidence of the issuance of a permit, license, or approval if required by a local health department, environmental agency, or other governmental agency with jurisdiction.
      6. f. A copy of the transportation management plan as defined in R18-13-1401.
      7. g. A list identifying each dedicated vehicle.
      8. h. For an initial transporter license application, a fee of $1,800, and for a license renewal, a fee of $1,500.
   2. 2. The Department may only issue a transporter license, including a renewal, if all of the items in subsection (B)(1)(a) through (h) have been received and determined to be correct and complete, and a Department inspection of each transporting vehicle shows that the vehicle is in compliance with this Article.
3. C. Transporters shall pay by the invoice due date an annual fee of $1,113 for each calendar year following payment of the new or renewal application license fee and subsequent years in which a renewal application license fee is not charged and paid, indicated in Table 2. Fee Table, Transporters Annual Fee.
4. D. Amendments. After issuance, the licensee shall submit to the Department any change to the information listed in subsections (B)(1)(a) through (g) of this Section within 30 days of its occurrence. Vehicles may only be added to the license after a Department inspection shows that the vehicle is in compliance with this Article. Amendments adding vehicles to the license shall be processed after payment of inspection fees and other expenses, except that the application fee shall be $148.
5. E. A person who transports biohazardous medical waste shall maintain in each transporting vehicle at all times a transportation management plan.
6. F. A transporter who accepts biohazardous medical waste from a generator shall transmit electronically or leave a physical copy of the tracking document described in R18-13-1406(B) with the person from whom the waste is accepted. A transporter shall ensure that a copy of the tracking document accompanies the person who has physical possession of the biohazardous medical waste. Upon delivery to a Department-approved transfer, storage, treatment, or disposal facility, the transporter shall obtain a copy of the tracking document, signed by a person representing the receiving facility, signifying acceptance of the biohazardous medical waste.

7. G. A transporter who transports biohazardous medical waste in a dedicated vehicle shall ensure that the cargo box, trailer, or compartment can be secured to limit access to authorized persons at all times except during loading and unloading. In addition, the cargo box, trailer, or compartment shall be constructed in compliance with one of the following:

   1. 1. Have a fully enclosed, leak-proof cargo compartment consisting of a floor, sides, and a roof that are made of a non-porous material impervious to biohazardous medical waste and physically separated from the driver’s compartment.
   2. 2. Haul a fully enclosed, leak-proof cargo box made of a non-porous material impervious to biohazardous medical waste.
   3. 3. Tow a fully enclosed leak-proof trailer made of a non-porous material impervious to biohazardous medical waste.

8. H. A person who transports biohazardous medical waste in a vehicle not dedicated to the transportation of biohazardous medical waste, but that is used at least once weekly for a month, shall comply with the following:

   1. 1. Subsections (A), (E) through (G), and (I) of this Section.
   2. 2. Clean the vehicle as prescribed in R18-13-1407(A)(2)(b) before it is used for another purpose.

9. I. A transporter of biohazardous medical waste shall comply with all of the following:

   1. 1. Accept only biohazardous medical waste packaged as prescribed in R18-13-1407.
   2. 2. Accept biohazardous medical waste only after providing the generator with a signed tracking document as prescribed in R18-13-1406(B), and keep a copy of the tracking document for the period required under the USDOT requirements, as listed in 49 CFR 172.201.

   3. 3. Deliver biohazardous medical waste to a Department-approved biohazardous medical waste storage, transfer, treatment, or disposal facility within the following timeframes:

      1. a. 72 hours of collection, if putrescible and unrefrigerated; or
      2. b. 90 days of collection, if putrescible and refrigerated at 40° F or less from hour 72 through day 90; or
      3. c. 90 days of collection, if nonputrescible and unrefrigerated.
   4. 4. Not hold biohazardous medical waste longer than specified under subsection (I)(3) unless the vehicle is parked at a Department-approved facility.
   5. 5. Except in emergency situations, not unload, reload, or transfer the biohazardous medical waste to another vehicle in any location other than a Department-approved facility. Combination vehicles or trailers may be uncoupled and coupled to another cargo vehicle or truck trailer as long as the biohazardous medical waste is not removed from the cargo compartment.

10. J. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Director shall adjust the fee amounts in subsections (B), (C), and (D) of this Section, and Table 2. Fee Table, Transporters Annual Fee, 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 (J)(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.

Table 1. Frequency of Application for Transporter License

Historical Note

Table 1. Fee Table, Transporter License Fees; Frequency of Application for Transporter License Fees made by final rulemaking at 27 A.A.R. 2801 (December 3, 2021), effective January 4, 2022 (Supp. 21-4). 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).

Table 2. Fee Table – Transporter Annual Fees

Historical Note

Table 2. Fee Table, Transporter Annual Fee made by final rulemaking at 27 A.A.R. 2801 (December 3, 2021), effective January 4, 2022 (Supp. 21-4). 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). 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).

Historical Note

New Section adopted by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 3776, effective September 17, 1999 (Supp. 99-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 1217, effective July 1, 2012 (Supp. 12-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 27 A.A.R. 2801 (December 3, 2021), effective January 4, 2022 (Supp. 21-4). 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). 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).