A. License Required: Any person providing solid waste collection services within the unincorporated areas of Duchesne County will be required to have a collector's license, with the following exceptions:
1. Persons removing waste from their homes or produced in the course of their own business;
2. Collectors licensed or operated by an agency of the United States government, the state of Utah, the Ute Indian Tribe, or an incorporated municipality within this county which are in the business of collecting for their own entity. These entities are prohibited from collecting from any other individual or entities other than their own entity as listed above within Duchesne County without a business license; (1998 Code § 8.20.140)
3. The administrator is authorized to issue a license upon receipt of any applicable fee and pursuant to conditions, standards and submissions as established by the county commission. All licenses so issued shall be conditioned upon observance of all federal and state laws and regulations, ordinances of the county commission, and rules and regulations authorized herein. Violation of the same, after notice and hearing, shall constitute grounds for revocation or suspension of such license. It is unlawful for anyone to operate without a license. (1998 Code § 8.20.140; amd. 2010 Code)
B. Application; Requirements:
1. Any person applying for a license shall submit to the administrator the following:
a. Name and address of the applicant;
b. If the applicant is a firm, association, organization, partnership, joint venture, privately held corporation, business trust or company, the names and addresses of owners and officers and their percentage of ownership;
c. A description of all trucks and equipment that the applicant owns or has under applicant's control for the collection or transportation of solid waste which will be used to provide service;
d. Evidence that applicant has a policy of liability insurance in the amount of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00);
e. Evidence of appropriate permits and licenses required under state or federal laws and regulations;
f. Evidence of familiarity with, and willingness and ability to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations dealing with the collection, transportation and disposal of solid waste. (1998 Code § 8.20.150)
2. Upon the submission of the completed application, the administrator shall request of the county sheriff's department a check of the criminal records of those persons connected with the applicant. Said check shall be completed within thirty (30) days of the request and the report shall be submitted, along with the application for the license, to the county commission. The county commission shall, unless for good cause shown otherwise, issue the applicant a license to collect solid wastes within the county. Said license shall be for a certain time period as set forth in the regulations, but in no event for more than two (2) years. (1998 Code § 8.20.150; amd. 2010 Code)
C. Renewal Of License: The license required in this chapter shall be renewable by the county commission, provided the applicant provides updated proof of liability insurance and evidence of current state and federal permits and licenses, unless the number of valid complaints received about the operation of a licensee suggests a failure to provide the promised service or a failure to comply with applicable laws, ordinances and regulations. (1998 Code § 8.20.160)
D. Revocation Of License: Failure or refusal to transport and dispose of residential waste in the county designated facility will result in revocation of the license. (1998 Code § 8.20.170; amd. 2010 Code)