of not more than $5,000 and by the forfeiture of any
property, including any vehicle, used to violate that act,
regardless of the value of the property[.]; and
(2) disposal of waste tires by the imposition of a fine
or penalty of no more than $500 per tire.
(b) Suspension of operating privileges.--A city of the first
class that imposes a fine or penalty against a person under
subsection [(a)] (a)(1) shall notify the Department of
Transportation. On receipt of such notification, the Department
of Transportation shall suspend the operating privileges of the
person granted under 75 Pa.C.S. (relating to vehicles) for a
period of six months.
[(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, "short dumping"
means activity by which an owner or operator, or an agent of
either, of a trash, garbage or debris collection vehicle,
including private automobiles and small trucks, or any other
type of vehicles used to collect or transport trash, garbage or
debris knowingly causes to be deposited or deposits the
vehicle's load or any part thereof on any road, street, highway,
alley or railroad right-of-way or on the land of another or into
the waters of this Commonwealth.]
(b.1) Records to be retained by businesses that dispose of
waste tires.--A business entity in a city of the first class
that accepts used tires for disposal shall maintain a list of
how many tires the business entity accepted and retain proof of
disposal in the form of a receipt from an authorized waste tire
recycling facility, as evidence of proper disposal of any tires
accepted by the business entity. The business entity shall
maintain all records for a minimum of five years and make the
records available to the city at the city's request. The
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