ARTICLE II. PUBLIC DUMPING GROUNDS1
14-19 Board of health and street department to adopt regulations for use of dump; compliance to rules required.
(a) The board of health shall adopt and enforce such rules and regulations as shall, in its judgment, be necessary and proper for the use of any public dumping ground in order to prevent any menace to health.
(b) The board of public works commissioners shall adopt and, upon approval by the city council, enforce all rules and regulations as shall, in its judgment, be necessary and proper for the use, care and maintenance of public dumping grounds and that are not in conflict with the rules and regulations of the board of health.
(c) The rules and regulations adopted by the board of health and the board of street commissioners shall be posted in a conspicuous place on or near any dumping ground, and all persons shall comply with such rules.
(Rev. Ords. 1962, § 2954; Ord. of 6-19-72; Ord. of 3-26-01)
14-20 Care and maintenance of public dumping grounds.
The street department shall care for and maintain, subject to the rules and regulations of the board of health, any public dumping ground acquired or used and controlled by the city and all approaches thereto and property of the city used in connection therewith.
(Res. Ords. 1962, § 2955)
14-21 Dumping on other than public dumping ground restricted.
No person shall deposit any waste or discarded materials or matter of any kind on any land within the city limits other than the public dumping ground, except that ashes, dirt, bricks, stones or any other such materials as are commonly used and suitable for filling purposes may be deposited for filling purposes with the consent and approval of the owner and occupant of the land on which such materials are to be deposited.
(Res. Ords. 1962, § 2952)
State law reference—Cities required to provide sanitary landfills, 24 V.S.A. § 2201a.