(A) All trucks or other conveyances used and employed in the collection and transportation of garbage, offal and any and all other refuse and waste matter, whether from households, businesses or industrial establishments, shall be of the latest design for that purpose, with automatic dump, watertight and the bodies thereof shall be composed entirely of iron or steel, with tight covers or lids of the same material, so as to effectively prevent the scattering, spilling or leakage of the contents.
(B) Each vehicle shall bear a number plainly and visibly painted on both sides thereof.
(1) The vehicles shall not be filled or loaded above the level of the upper edge or top of the vehicle and the vehicles shall be kept securely covered while in transit.
(2) The vehicles shall be daily washed, cleaned and deodorized by the owner, its or his or her agents and employees, and shall at all times be subject to inspection and approval of the public health officer.
(C) (1) No truck or other vehicle used for carrying manure, swill, garbage, offal, rubbish or any other noxious, offensive or dangerous substances or the contents of any privy vault, cesspool or sink shall, without necessity therefor, be allowed to stand or remain near any building, place of business, residence or other premises where any person or persons may be or reside.
(2) No truck or vehicle shall be permitted to unreasonably delay the time of loading or unloading or in passing along any street or through any inhabited place or grounds.
(D) All trucks or vehicles, and all implements used in connection therewith, must be kept in a wholesome and sanitary condition and, when not in use, shall be stored and kept in a place where no needless offense shall be given to any person.
(2000 Code, § 11-34)