1. (a) No license shall be issued to any waste tire generator that fails to provide the Mayor with information concerning the site's location, size, and the approximate number of waste tires that have been accumulated at the site, which may not exceed 500.

2. (b)

   1. (1) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules pertaining to the collection and storage of waste tires, which shall include:

      1. (A) A prohibition on outdoor storage of waste tires;
      2. (B) Methods of collection, storage, and processing of waste tires; and
      3. (C) Record-keeping procedures for waste tire generators.
   2. (2) The methods of collection, storage, and processing of waste tires shall consider the general location of waste tires being stored with regard to property boundaries and buildings, pest control, accessibility by firefighting equipment, and other considerations as they relate to public health and safety.

   3. (3)

      1. (A) The record-keeping procedures for waste tire generators shall include the source and number or weight of tires received and the destination and number of tires or weight of tires or tire pieces shipped or otherwise disposed of. The records shall be maintained for at least 3 years following the end of the calendar year of such activity.
      2. (B) Record keeping shall not be required for any charitable, fraternal, or other type of nonprofit organization or association that conducts programs that result in the voluntary cleanup of land or water resources or collection for disposal of waste tires.

3. (c) For the purposes of this section, the term:

   1. (1) "Waste tire" means any automobile, motorcycle, heavy equipment, or truck tire stored or offered for sale by a waste tire generator or otherwise retained by a waste tire generator after having replaced a customer's tire with a new or used tire.
   2. (2) "Waste tire generator" means any person who buys, sells, or stores new or used tires for use on automobiles, motorcycles, heavy equipment, or trucks and which retains any of the customer's used tires after replacement.

History

Feb. 25, 2010, D.C. Law 20-154 § 103c

Mar. 22, 2023, D.C. Law 24-333, § 3(b)

Applicability

Applicability of D.C. Law 24-333: § 9 of D.C. Law 24-333 provided that the creation of this section by § 3(b) of D.C. Law 24-333 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.

Section 7286 of D.C. Law 25-217 provided that the amendments made to this section by Section 3(b) of D.C. Law 24-333 shall apply as of October 1, 2025. Therefore those amendments have been implemented.

Section 7286 of D.C. Law 25-217 amended section 9 of D.C. Law 24-333 making the creation of this section by section 3(b) of D.C. Law 24-333 applicable as of October 1, 2025.