SB622

Senate Bill 622 amends the Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act by removing the existing prohibition that prevents tire retailers from charging fees beyond the prescribed rim removal fee when a customer pays for the service of removing a tire from a rim. The bill repeals Arkansas Code § 8-9-404(a)(3)(B), which explicitly barred such additional charges. Furthermore, the bill clarifies that for a transaction involving the removal of a tire from a rim related to the purchase of a replacement tire, only one fee—either the rim removal fee or the commercial generator fee—may be charged. It also stipulates that if a customer has already paid one of these fees for a tire, they cannot be charged an additional fee for that same tire. The primary purpose of the legislation is to modify the fee structure and regulations governing tire retailers in Arkansas.