Unless the provisions of this Chapter provide otherwise, all of the provisions of Chapter 1 of this Part are applicable to the licenses referred to in this Chapter.
(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09)
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall govern the construction of this Chapter:
(a) 
"Tire"
means a pneumatic tire or solid tire manufactured for use on any type of motor vehicle.
(b) 
"Tire dealer"
means any person who engages in the business of selling, trading or dealing in tires for profit.
(c) 
"Waste tire"
means a tire that has been removed from the wheel of a motor vehicle and is no longer suitable for its original intended purpose due to wear, damage, or defect.
(d) 
"Waste tire hauler"
means any person who engages in the collection and/or transportation of waste tires for compensation.
(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09)
Any person engaging in, or vehicle used in, the business of a waste tire hauler within the County shall have a valid license to engage in or be used in such business.
(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09)
The following persons shall be exempt from the requirement to be licensed:
(a) 
Refuse collectors licensed by the County.
(b) 
The County of Tulare and any incorporated City within the County.
(c) 
Any tire dealer transporting only its own waste tires.
(d) 
Any common carrier which transports freight of various kinds and for which the transportation of waste tires is only incidental.
(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09)
It shall be unlawful for any licensee to use, or allow to be used, any vehicle to collect and/or transport waste tires within the County, unless such vehicle shall bear, on both sides thereof, the name of the licensee and the words "Waste Tire Hauler License No. ___________" with the applicable license number in contrasting lettering not less than two (2) inches in height.
(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09)