§ 51.001 DEFINITIONS.

   For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

   COUNTY. Those areas which are under the jurisdiction of the County Health Officer and situated outside the corporate limits of any city or town.

   GARBAGE. Rejected food wastes generated within the county, including every waste accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable matter used or intended for food or that attends the preparation, use, cooking, dealing in or storing of meat, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetables.

   GROUND WATER. Water in the ground that is in the zone of saturation.

   HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. Includes, but is not limited to, explosives, pathological wastes, radioactive materials and chemicals.

   HEALTH OFFICER. The County Health Officer or his or her authorized representative.

   OPERATOR. The person, firm, corporation, association or governmental unit, as defined herein, who shall have been issued a permit under §§ 51.015 through 51.019.

   PERSON. Any person, firm, corporation, association or government unit.

   PLAN COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE. Building Commissioner, Zoning Administrator or persons designated as enforcement officers of the County Zoning Ordinance.

   PUBLIC DISPOSAL. Disposal of garbage and rubbish which has been removed from premises used, owned or leased by one or more persons, firms, corporations or associations within the county, and transported to other premises and disposed of either with or without the payment of a fee.

   REFUSE. Any combination of garbage and rubbish generated within the county.

   RUBBISH. Such matter as ashes, cans, metalware, broken glass, crockery, dirt, sweepings, boxes, wood, grass, weeds or litter of any kind, generated within the county.

   SALVAGING. The controlled removal of reusable materials.

   SANITARY LANDFILL. Method of disposing of refuse on land without creating nuisances or hazards to public health or safety, by utilizing principles of engineering to confine the refuse to the smallest practical area, to reduce it to the smallest practical volume, and to cover it with a layer of suitable cover at the conclusion of each day's operation or at more frequent intervals as necessary.

   SCAVENGING. The uncontrolled picking of materials.

   SURFACE WATER. A body of water whose top surface is exposed to the atmosphere, including a flowing body as well as a pond and a lake.

(Prior Code, § 6-155) (Ord. 1970-1, passed 3-2-1970)