(a) A person commits an offense if he operates or causes to be operated a vehicle for the purpose of transporting liquid waste without a valid liquid waste transport permit issued under this article. A separate permit is required for each vehicle operated. It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection that the vehicle was operated within the city solely for the purpose of transporting liquid waste through the city, and no waste was received, unloaded, stored, or parked within the city.
(b) A person who desires to obtain a permit must make application on a form provided by the director. The applicant must be the person who will own, control, or operate the liquid waste transport business.
(c) The director shall not issue a permit unless:
(1) the applicant submits proof of current registration as a transporter with the TCEQ or submits written documentation from the TCEQ that registration is not required for the type of liquid waste the applicant will be transporting;
(2) the applicant submits to the director for inspection each vehicle to be used to transport liquid waste; and
(3) each vehicle is found by the director to be constructed, equipped, and identified in accordance with this article and all other applicable city ordinances and state and federal laws.
(d) A permit is not transferable.
(e) A permit prohibits the commingling of hazardous and nonhazardous materials.
(f) Any person transporting hazardous or nonhazardous liquid wastes within the city must comply with all applicable city ordinances and state and federal laws.
(g) Each applicant must specify which disposal site or sites are proposed to be used. (Ord. Nos. 13387; 14218; 15456; 18416; 22927; 26925; 28084)