It shall be unlawful for any person to keep in, on or about any dwelling, building or premise, or any other place in the city, decayed vegetable or animal substance, garbage or refuse matter of any kind that may be injurious to the public health or offensive to the residents of the city, unless the same is kept in receptacles made of galvanized iron, plastic or rubber or in plastic bags, and as nearly air-tight as may be practical. It shall be unlawful to throw or sweep into the streets, alleys, parks or other public grounds any dirt, paper, nails, pieces of glass, refuse, waste or rubbish of any kind. No person may permit garbage, rubbish, waste or refuse to collect and all persons shall remove the same from their property within 24 hours after being notified to do so by the city police Chief, who shall represent the Board of Health. Any person having garbage, rubbish, waste or refuse that is subject to decay or fermentation with a short period of time shall be required to place the same in a standard (metal, plastic or rubber) garbage can with a tight cover or in sealed plastic bags. All persons residing within the corporate limits of the city shall have their garbage hauled to a transfer station or licensed landfill by haulers licensed (by franchise ordinance and agreement) by the city to operate a garbage collection service in the city.
(Prior Code, § 4-304) (Ord. 9-97, passed 6-2-1997) Penalty, see § 10.99
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Related provisions, see Neb. RS 19-2106