It shall be unlawful for any person or corporations to collect, transport or haul on any streets or alleys in the city or dispose of in any manner any refuse accumulated in the city without first having obtained a refuse haulers license as hereinafter set out. Provided that this section shall not be construed to apply to the following:
(a) Sanitation department or other departments of the city;
(b) Any governmental agencies;
(c) Persons who collect and transport refuse produced on premises owned or occupied by them;
(d) Builders, wrecking or demolition contractors or other persons engaged in construction or similar occupations; and
(e) Persons, firms or corporations engaged in the occupations known as tree trimmers or tree surgeons, agriculture, gardening, arboriculture, horticulture, lawn care, landscaping, nursery work or similar occupations.
(Ord. 887, passed 2-16-1982)