§ 50.14. COLLECTION SERVICE.

(A) The city may undertake the general collection of garbage and refuse throughout the city, or it may let a contract or contracts to one or more persons for making the collections in whole or in part; in either event, all service charges, rules, and regulations for the collection of garbage and refuse shall be promulgated from time to time by the city.

(B) Except as provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of collecting and disposing of garbage or refuse for hire in the city. However, no provision or stipulation herein contained shall prevent a citizen from disposing of the garbage and refuse from his or her own household or business establishment, provided that the disposal is in accordance with the health, sanitary, and fire regulations of the city.

(C) All vehicles used for the transportation of garbage or refuse shall have watertight bodies so constructed that no leakage can escape. The body of the vehicle shall be kept covered at all times except when being loaded or unloaded.

(D) All garbage and refuse intended for collection shall be deposited at the street curb or alley in receptacles as herein provided, ready for collection on the days designated. Empty receptacles shall be removed from the curb within the 12-hour period following the collection.

(E) It shall be unlawful for any person to place or cause to be placed in any garbage, refuse, or rubbish receptacle any explosive or highly flammable material. All these materials shall be disposed of under the direction of the Chief of the Fire Department or his or her authorized agent.

(1993 Code, § 50.15) (Ord. 90-4, passed 8-20-1990) Penalty, see § 50.99