No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of collecting, hauling and/or disposing of any rubbish, refuse, paper, rags, appliances, furniture or scrap metal unless he first obtains a license from the Mayor or a designee thereof. The fee for any such license shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per year. All licenses shall expire on December 31 of the year of issuance. This section shall not apply to any private individual hauling any of the above mentioned refuse from his own premises, nor shall it apply to the City or any person, firm or corporation who has contracted with the City to provide such services. This section shall also not apply to any private or public schools.
A condition of any license issued shall be that the licensee agrees to collect, transport and dispose of any rubbish, refuse, paper, rags, appliances, furniture or scrap metal, in a sanitary manner so as not to create a nuisance and to comply with all regulations set forth by the Director of Public Service and Development which include times and days for collections and designation of areas, any other further rules which the Director may make from time to time, and the rules and regulations set forth in the application for a hauling and scavenger permit.
Any vehicle conveying or carrying such matter shall be so constructed and operated that its contents shall not spill or scatter upon any public or private property. Any person, firm or corporation hauling or in the business of scavenging any of the above items in any open vehicle such as a truck or trailer shall provide that the load shall be covered with an adequate tarpaulin or canvas so as to prevent any spilling or scattering of its contents.