Every owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of each premises within the town where garbage collects shall provide and keep suitable and sufficient garbage containers with tightly fitting cover for receiving all garbage that may be produced and accumulate upon the premises. The containers shall in no case be more than 20 gallons in capacity and shall not exceed more than 50 pounds gross weight per container. All garbage and trash containers shall at all times be kept clean and covered.
(`77 Code, § 50.03)