Section 39-75-20 - Requirements applicable to sale of regrooved or regroovable tires(A) Except as permitted in subsection (B) of this section, a person shall not sell, offer for sale, or introduce or deliver for introduction into commerce regrooved tires produced by removing rubber from the surface of a worn tire tread to generate a new tread pattern. A person who regrooves tires and leases them to owners or operators of motor vehicles and a person who regrooves his own tires for use on motor vehicles is considered to be a person delivering for introduction into commerce within the meaning of this section.(B) A regrooved tire may be sold, offered for sale, or introduced for sale or delivered for introduction into commerce only if it conforms to each of the following requirements:(1) The tire being regrooved is a regroovable tire.(2) After regrooving, cord material below the grooves must have a protective covering of tread material at least 3/32 -inch thick.(3) After regrooving, the new grooves generated into the tread material and residual original molded tread groove which is at or below the new regrooved depth must have a minimum of ninety linear inches of tread edges for each linear foot of the circumference.(4) After regrooving, the new groove width generated into the tread material must be a minimum of 3/16 -inch and a maximum of 5/16 -inch.(5) After regrooving, all new grooves cut into the tread must provide unobstructed fluid escape passages.(6) After regrooving, the tire must not contain any of the following defects, as determined by a visual examination of the tire either mounted on the rim or dismounted: (a) cracking which extends to the fabric;(b) groove cracks or wear extending to the fabric; or(c) evidence of ply, tread, or sidewall separation.(7) If the tire is siped by cutting the tread surface without removing rubber, the tire cord material may not be damaged as a result of the siping process, and a sipe may not be deeper than the original or retread groove depth.(C) A person shall not sell, offer for sale, or introduce for sale or deliver for introduction into commerce a regroovable tire that has been siped by cutting the tread surface without removing rubber if the tire cord material is damaged as a result of the siping process, or if the tire is siped deeper than the original or retread groove depth.2000 Act No. 300, Section 1, eff 5/26/2000.