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The motor should be protected with an internal thermal switch. The 30A sw you refered to, is it rated for the application, that is does it have a HP rating?
 
430.32(D)(2) will allow a Not Permanently Installed motor of 1hp or less to be protected by the branch circuit protection device, if this is a permanently installed then 430.32(B) will require overloads.

You could also meet the Exception to 430.32(D)(2) which will make your 30 amp switch kind of an over kill:

Exception: Any such motor shall be permitted on a nominal
120-volt branch circuit protected at not over 20
amperes.

Many garbage disposals are 1hp or less, but most also have built in overloads, look to see if the the label says "Thermally protected"
 
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