It shall be the duty of every owner or his agent or occupant of any house, building, flat or apartment or tenement in the city where people reside, board or lodge or where animal or vegetable matter is prepared or served, and at all times, to maintain in good order and repair a can for garbage, tin cans, bottles, ashes and all other refuse. (1967 Code § 25.201)
The can for garbage shall be watertight and made of metal with a close fitting cover, and shall have a capacity of not less than ten (10) gallons nor more than thirty (30) gallons, and shall be provided with suitable handles. (1967 Code § 25.202; amd. 1977 Code)