Waste kitchen grease; any person who transports must register with VDACS, exceptions. (HB1322)
Introduced By
Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester)
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Description
Waste kitchen grease; transportation; fees; penalty. Requires any person who transports waste kitchen grease to register with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Applicants must pay annual fees of $100 for registration and $300 per vehicle used to transport waste kitchen grease. Commercial transporters of waste kitchen grease must show proof of personal injury and property damage liability insurance in an amount not less than $2 million. An individual who collects and transports waste kitchen grease for his own use is exempt from the requirement to obtain personal injury and property damage liability insurance. All transporters must conspicuously mark vehicles used for transportation and maintain records showing the source and quantity of kitchen grease obtained and the renderer who processes such grease into usable products. It is unlawful and punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor and a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for any person to steal, misappropriate, or contaminate waste kitchen grease; intentionally damage containers used to collect or transport waste kitchen grease; take possession of waste kitchen grease from an unregistered transporter; or knowingly take possession of stolen waste kitchen grease. View Full Text »
