(1) A waste tire generator shall, as specified by the commission by rule:

(a) Register with the department;

(b) Affix a decal required pursuant to section 30-20-1417 (1) to the required location;

(c) Maintain records, including the manifest required by section 30-20-1417 (2), relating to such generation;

(d) Engage only a registered waste tire hauler to transport the waste tires the generator generates;

(e) Develop and maintain written criteria for distinguishing waste tires from used tires, keep the criteria on site, and make the criteria available for inspection;

(f) Clearly identify waste tires and used tires according to the criteria developed pursuant to paragraph (e) of this subsection (1); and

(g) Organize used tires for sale in a manner that allows the inspection of each individual tire.

(2) A waste tire generator is subject to the following requirements:

(a) A generator that is not also registered as a waste tire collection facility, waste tire processor, or waste tire monofill shall not have on site more than one thousand five hundred waste tires at any one time;

(b) A generator that sells replacement tires in Colorado shall not refuse to accept from a customer, at the point of transfer, waste tires of the same general type and in a quantity at least equal to the number of new tires purchased;

(c) A generator may accept waste tires; and

(d) A generator shall complete and submit to the department self-certification documentation as required by the department.

(3) The department may issue a waiver relating to any requirement of this section.