(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
GARBAGE. All putrescible wastes, including animal offal and carcasses of dead animals but excluding human excreta, sewage and other water-carried wastes.
OTHER REFUSE. Ashes, glass, crockery, cans, taper, boxes, rags and similar non- putrescible wastes but excluding sand, earth, brick, stone, concrete, trees, tree branches and wood.
(B) License required. It is unlawful for any person to haul garbage or other refuse for hire without a license therefor from the city, or to haul garbage or other refuse from his or her own residence or business property other than as herein excepted.
(C) Exception. Nothing in this section shall prevent persons from hauling garbage or other refuse from their own residences or business properties provided the following rules are observed: that all garbage is hauled in containers that are water-tight on all sides and the bottom and with tight-fitting covers on top; that all other refuse is hauled in vehicles with leak-proof bodies and completely covered or enclosed by canvas or other means or material so as to completely eliminate the possibility of loss of cargo; and that all garbage and other refuse shall be dumped or unloaded only at the designated sanitary landfill.
(D) Hauler licensee requirements.
(1) Hauler licenses shall be granted only upon the condition that the licensee have packer-type vehicles in good condition to prevent loss in transit of solid cargo, that the vehicle be kept clean and as free from offensive odors as possible and not allowed to stand in any street longer than reasonably necessary to collect garbage or refuse, and that the same be dumped or unloaded only at the designated sanitary landfill, and strictly in accordance with regulations relating thereto.
(2) The Council, in the interest of maintaining healthful and sanitary conditions in the city, hereby reserves the right to specify and assign certain areas to all licensees, and to limit the number of licenses issued.
(2003 Code, § 6.36) Penalty, see § 10.99