For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COUNTY. Any area in Dearborn County, State of Indiana, which is under the jurisdiction of the Dearborn County Health Officer.
GARBAGE. Those putrescible wastes resulting from the growing, handling, storage, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food.
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 duly authorized representative.
PERSON. An individual, partnership, association, syndicate, company, firm, trust, corporation, government corporation, department, bureau, agency, or any entity recognized by law.
PUBLIC DISPOSAL. Disposal of refuse which has been removed from premises used, owned or leased by one or more persons, firms, corporations, or associations, and transported to other premises and disposed either with or without the payment of a fee.
REFUSE. All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, with the exception of body wastes, and shall include garbage, rubbish, ashes, street sweepings, dead animals, and industrial and construction wastes.
RUBBISH. All nonputrescible wastes including such matter as ashes, cans, metalware, broken glass, crockery, dirt, sweepings, boxes, wood, grass, weeds or litter of any kind.
SALVAGING. The controlled removal of reusable materials.
SANITARY LANDFILL. A 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 compacted layer of suitable material at the conclusion of each day and 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.
(BC Ord. 1-1971, passed 2-15-71)