(a) A person commits an offense if he disposes of a scrap tire at any location within the city.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that the scrap tire was disposed of:
(1) at a city landfill in compliance with city regulations governing the landfill; or
(2) at a tire recycling facility or a tire disposal facility that is registered or permitted by the state as required under Section 361.112 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, as amended, provided that the tires were delivered to the facility by a tire transporter registered by the state and the manifest for the tires was signed by the transporter and the facility accepting the tires. (Ord. 25635)