Within the city limits, no person, partnership, corporation or other entity shall hereafter collect and remove refuse, including garbage or rubbish, produced on other than his, her or its premises (whether owned or leased); the city, by and through its independent contractor, shall hereafter collect and remove all refuse, including garbage and rubbish; provided, however, the city shall not collect and remove yard wastes (including grass clippings, leaves and garden wastes), discarded tires, waste oil, lead-acid batteries or discarded household appliances, and other items which are or may become prohibited for collection and disposal by state or federal law, and it shall be unlawful for anyone to deposit this refuse for collection by the city; and provided further that yard wastes, discarded tires, waste oil, lead-acid batteries and discarded household appliances may be collected and removed by other than the owners of the premises or producers of the refuse, including by the city’s contractor under separate agreement between the contractor and the owners or producers, and provided additionally that the city itself may collect and dispose of yard wastes, including trees, branches and limbs, and other items as the Mayor and Council may direct. This section shall not prohibit the actual producers of refuse or the owners of premises upon which refuse has accumulated, from personally collecting, conveying and disposing of refuse, provided the producers or owners comply with the provisions of this subchapter and with any other governing law or ordinance, and provided disposal shall be made only at a landfill with which the city has a disposal agreement. This section shall not prohibit collectors of refuse from outside the city from hauling refuse over the city streets, provided the collectors comply with the provisions of this subchapter and with any other governing law or ordinance.
(1998 Code, § 4-203) Penalty, see § 91.99