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§ 51.03 CITY SERVICES; EQUIPMENT.
   (A)   The collection of garbage and refuse in the city shall be made by city contractors or operators, who shall be subject to all local ordinances as well as all state and federal regulations.
(Prior Code, § 3.0102)
   (B)   Every garbage collector shall use equipment which will not permit any leakage or spilling and such truck or trailer shall be covered so that trash, garbage, rubbish, or waste will not be dropped or spilled while in transit. Any violation of this section shall be sufficient cause for revocation of the collector’s contract and in addition thereto he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to fine.
(Prior Code, § 3.0104) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 51.04 CITY NOT LIABLE.
   The city shall not be liable for any expense incurred through the failure of a contractor or operator or his or her agents and employees, to operate and maintain collection services in a proper and effective manner, and for any actions that may result from, or be attributed to such services performed.
(Prior Code, § 3.0103)
Statutory reference:
   Nonliability of city, see SDCL § 9-32-11
§ 51.05 RECYCLABLE MATERIALS.
   The city shall provide recycling opportunities by establishing a drop-off site or sites within the city on such date(s), at such time(s), at such place(s) and in such manner(s) as the city shall advertise or otherwise apprise its residents. Recyclables shall be delivered to the drop-off site(s) by residents, and in so doing, the recyclables shall be presorted into the kinds or types specified by the city, and bagged, boxed, or otherwise packaged as the city shall require.
(Prior Code, § 3.0106)
§ 51.06 PROHIBITED MATERIAL.
   The following materials and items shall be prohibited from being deposited in any landfill, collected by any garbage hauler, or otherwise placed in the “waste stream” by any person:
   (A)   Yard waste;
   (B)   Tires, whole or processed;
   (C)   Lead acid batteries;
   (D)   Waste motor oil;
   (E)   White good appliances;
   (F)   Officer and computer paper;
   (G)   Printer paper products, corrugated paper and cardboard paper; and
   (H)   Glass, plastic, aluminum and steel containers.
(Prior Code, § 3.0107) Penalty, see § 10.99   
§ 51.07 ILLEGAL ACTS.
   No person shall transport any solid waste, by any means from any dwelling, residence, place of business, farm, or other site to and deposit or place such waste in, around, or on top of any garbage can, barrel, or other receptacle of another without that other person’s prior express permission or without the lawful authorization of an appropriate governmental official, agent, or employee.
(Prior Code, § 3.0108) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 51.08 RATES AND CHARGES.
   The solid waste rate schedule is hereby set in the following manner and these rates become effective as of January 1, 2016:
Commercial Dumpsters:
 
Commercial Dumpsters:
 
   Commercial tote
$25.00/month
   2 yard
$45.00/month
   3 yard
$55.00/month
   4 yard
$65.00/month
   6 yard
$85.00/month
Large Family 2 totes
$41.60/month
Residential rate
$20.80/month
Residential Senior Citizen rate
$15.60/month
XL Family 3 totes
$62.40/month
 
(Res. 15-03, passed 10-13-2015; Am. Res. 2018-02, passed 3-12-18)