(A) Ownership of recyclable waste material. After recyclable waste material has been placed in a designated container for that purpose at a designated recycling collection location for collection by the waste hauler retained by the village or its authorized agent, the recyclable waste material shall become the property of the waste hauler retained by the village or its authorized agent.
(B) Unauthorized collection prohibited. During the 24-hour period commencing at 6:00 p.m. on any day preceding a day designated for collection of recyclable waste material, no person, other than a village employee or the village’s authorized agent, shall remove recyclable waste material from a designated container which has been placed at a designated recycling collection location. Each collection in violation of this section from each separate designated recycling collection location during that period shall constitute a separate and distinct violation punishable as provided in § 50.99.
(C) Right of individual to dispose of recyclable waste material. Nothing in this section shall limit the right of an individual person, organization or other entity to donate, sell or otherwise dispose of recyclable waste material, if the disposal does not violate any applicable statute, regulation or ordinance.
(D) Civil action by authorized recycling contractor or village. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit the right of an authorized agent or the village to bring a civil action against any person who violates this section, nor shall a conviction for the violation exempt any person from a civil action brought by an authorized recycling contractor or the village.
(1983 Code, § 4-2-4) (Ord. 91-2, passed - -) Penalty, see § 50.99