Every person, firm or corporation engaged in operating a vehicle for transportation of refuse or garbage that requires a permit from the Health Department shall pay an annual license fee to the Tax Collector as follows:
(a) Garbage truck, $3,268 for each vehicle.
The license fee set forth above shall be paid annually on or before March 31, in accordance with the provisions of Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
The fees prescribed by this Section are for the purpose of reimbursing the City and County of San Francisco for costs incurred in the implementation of the Mandatory Refuse Collection Program, the inspection and licensing of refuse vehicles and the adjudication of refuse collection rate disputes.
(Amended by Ord. 95-84, App. 3/8/84; Ord. 493-87, App. 12/23/87; Ord. 207-93, App. 6/25/93; Ord. 7-03, File No. 021804, App. 1/31/2003; Ord. 238-11, File No. 111101, App. 12/15/2011, Eff. 1/14/2012)