The following persons are authorized to collect or transport solid waste, including commercial solid waste, within the city without a franchise:
A. The United States, State of California, the city of Sacramento, the County of Sacramento, a special district, or other local public agency, the Armed Forces, when collecting or transporting solid waste produced by operation of the public agency under a system of solid waste collection and transportation operated and maintained by the public agency;
B. The owner, operator, occupant, or employee of a farm or ranch consisting of five acres or more, when transporting for off-site disposal solid waste accumulated as a result of operation of the farm or ranch;
C. An owner or occupant of a residential unit, when collecting or transporting rubbish, not containing garbage, from his or her residential premises to a lawful point of disposal;
D. A person or employee, when collecting or transporting dead animals, bones, meat scraps, or food waste resulting from food processing plants for tallow or fertilizer, or other waste material to be used as raw material in manufacturing, or solid waste that is collected without charging a fee to the customer for purposes of salvage, provided that such persons shall reuse or recycle or cause to be reused or recycled all materials collected, and shall not transport or arrange for the transport of any collected materials to a disposal site;
E. An operator or employee of one or more industrial plants which are under single ownership, when collecting or transporting wastes which cannot be handled by standard solid waste collection equipment or which involve significant health, operating or handling hazards, including but not limited to, rice hulls, tomato pulp, chemical residues, explosives, and other toxic, noxious, or hazardous substances, provided that all such wastes shall be deposited at an appropriate disposal area permitted pursuant to California State Solid or Hazardous Waste Management Standards;
F. Any person collecting or transporting hazardous waste, medical waste, and designated waste, as defined in law, regardless of its source;
G. Any person collecting or transporting by-products of sewage treatment, including sludge, sludge ash, grit, and screenings;
H. Any person collecting or transporting residue or non-processible waste from a solid waste management facility, including material recovery, composting, and transformation facilities; or
I. Municipal corporations and other governmental agencies using their own vehicles engaged in the collection, transportation, or disposal of solid waste within the city. (Ord. 2021-0003 § 15)