It shall be unlawful for any person to keep in, on, or about any dwelling, building, or premises, or any other place in the municipality, decayed vegetable or animal substance, garbage, or refuse matter of any kind that may be injurious to the public health or offensive to the residents of the municipality unless the same is kept in receptacles provided by the municipality or its refuse hauler. It shall be unlawful to throw or sweep into the streets, alleys, parks or other public grounds any dirt, paper, nails, pieces of glass, refuse, waste, or rubbish of any kind. No person may permit garbage, rubbish, waste or refuse to collect and all persons shall remove the same from their property within 24 hours after being notified to do so by the Municipal Police Chief who shall represent the Board of Health. Any person having garbage, rubbish, waste or refuse that is subject to decay or fermentation within a short period of time shall be required to place the same in receptacles provided by the municipality or its refuse hauler, with the lid completely closed.
(1990 Code, § 4-204) (Ord. 881, passed 12-7-2021; Ord. 892, passed 4-5-2022) Penalty, see § 10.99
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Related state law provisions, see Neb. RS 19-2106