BATON ROUGE — New requirements are going into effect for tire dealers in East Baton Rouge Parish.
The biggest change is that they will now be required to get a yearly, $100 permit from the city-parish to continue operation in an effort to help mitigate illegal dumping, reduce blight, protect public health and enhance environmental quality in the City-Parish.
A separate permit is required for each location, according to the ordinance. The new ordinance says that tire permits will be managed by the Department of Environmental Services, then enforced by the Department of Development and the PAO through admin court when necessary…