A. No person shall store more than twenty whole waste tires nor sell tires without holding a valid generator identification number or other authorization issued by the department.
B. No person subject to Subsection A of this Section shall allow the waste tires generated by his activities to be transported by a person without a valid transporter authorization certificate and a manifest satisfying the requirements of the department.
C. Any person who willfully or knowingly violates this Section shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of five thousand dollars, or imprisonment for six months, or both.
D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a commercial farmer as defined in R.S. 47:301(30).
E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to persons operating a vehicle fleet and performing on-site maintenance exclusively on their own vehicles.