The general requirements concerning operator’s permits are as follows.
(A) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person in the county, who does not possess an unrevoked permit from the Health Officer, to engage in the removal and/or the transportation of refuse from premises to a location other than the place of origin of such refuse for disposal.
(2) The provisions of this division (A) shall not apply to any person disposing of only his or her own refuse if transported to an approved disposal site in a sanitary manner. SANITARY MANNER shall mean that all refuse transported in an open vehicle or trailer, regardless of whether it is in bags or containers, shall be adequately protected with a covering to prevent blowing or spillage. Large heavy bulky items such as refrigerators, stoves and the like are not subject to such covering, but shall be secured with rope, wire, straps and the like to prevent their being dislodged while in transit. The County Sheriff’s Department is empowered to enforce this division (A).
(B) Before a permit is issued by the Health Officer for the collection and transportation of refuse, all equipment and vehicles to be used shall be approved by the Health Officer. All equipment and vehicles used to transport refuse to an approved disposal site shall have suitably constructed, sanitary type, all enclosed bodies and shall be cleaned as may be necessary to prevent nuisances and health hazards. Equipment other than the above shall meet the approval of the Health Officer.
(C) Any permit issued by the Health Officer shall contain the name of the person to whom the permit is granted and such other pertinent information as may be required by the Health Officer. A separate permit shall be required for each vehicle used to transport refuse.
(D) Only persons who comply with the requirements of this chapter shall be entitled to receive and retain such a permit. The permit shall be for the term of one year on a calendar year basis and shall be renewable annually. No permit or renewal thereof shall be denied on arbitrary or capricious grounds.
(E) Before any operator permit shall be issued, the applicant for such permit shall first furnish and deposit with the Health Officer a certificate of insurance showing public liability and property damage insurance policy insuring the applicant against liability for damages sustained by a person other than the employee of said applicant and occasioned by the neglectful operation of the vehicles or vehicles of said applicant, and the insurance policy shall provide a minimum coverage in the amount of $15,000 for the injury or death of any one person as a result of any one accident, and shall provide a minimum coverage in the amount of $30,000 in the aggregate for the injury or death of two or more persons on any one accident and a minimum coverage of $30,000 for property damage. Such insurance policy shall be written by a company authorized to do business in the state.
(1982 Code, § 94.02) (Ord. passed 1-12-1970) Penalty, see § 52.99