It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any vehicle carrying or transporting garbage, waste, or refuse to operate the vehicle or permit the vehicle to be operated upon or over any highway or public thoroughfare of this county unless the contents in the vehicle are covered with a tarpaulin or other covering which shall prevent the contents from escaping upon the highway or upon private property.
(Prior Code, § 40.004) (Ord. 82-6, passed 7- -1982) Penalty, see § 70.99