Chapter 4.04
GARBAGE*
Sections:
4.04.020 Unlawful to throw or deposit garbage except in designated places.
4.04.030 Penalty for violation.
* Statutory provisions—See Chapter 36.58 RCW.
4.04.010 Garbage defined.
Garbage shall be held to mean and include all accumulations of household waste matter which has been discarded as of no further value to owner thereof, including ashes, cinders, trade waste, lawn cuttings, grass, rags, bottles, papers, broken household furniture, small dead animals, boxes, barrels, shrubs, small trees, small limbs of trees, scraps of boards of lumber, hollow material or ware, rubbish in general, waste spray cartons or containers of insecticides or spray material, and every accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable matter that attends to the preparation, use, cooking, storage or handling of meat, fish, fowl, fruits or vegetables; but shall exclude earth, sand, gravel, building materials, building waste, trade waste occasioned by goods condemned in case lots or greater quantities, manure, night soil, sewage, large dead animals, automobile bodies, large trees, slaughterhouse waste, cleanings from public and private catch basins, fire refuse, swill and extraordinary waste not resulting from natural waste of ordinary daily living and of some material value to the owner, the same not being abandoned by him. (§ 1 of Res. 142-A, June 14, 1943 at Vol. 272 page 280).
4.04.020 Unlawful to throw or deposit garbage except in designated places.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to deposit, throw, or place any garbage in any lane, alley, street, canyon, or other public place, or to deposit, throw, or place any garbage upon any private property, regardless of ownership, except such places as are designated and set off for the disposal of garbage and refuse by the county commissioners of Chelan County and/or any incorporated town or city in Chelan County. (§ 2 of Res. 142-A, June 14, 1943 at Vol. 272 page 280).
4.04.030 Penalty for violation.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding ninety days. (Res. 90-105, 10/15/90: § 3 of Res. 142-A, June 14, 1943 at Vol. 272 page 280).
4.04.040 Severability.
If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or void, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. (§ 4 of Res. 142-A, June 14, 1943 at Vol. 272 page 280).