Chapter 8.28
GARBAGE
Sections:
8.28.020 Deposit unlawful when.
8.28.010 Defined.
“Garbage” means all accumulations of household waste matter which has been discarded as of no further value to the 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 or 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 the preparation, use, cooking, storage or handling of meat, fish, fowl, fruits or vegetables; but excludes 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 catchbasins, 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. (Res. J-588 § 1, 1945).
8.28.020 Deposit unlawful when.
It is 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 or any incorporated town or city in the county. (Res. J-588 § 2, 1945).
8.28.030 Violation – Penalty.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days. (Res. J-588 § 3, 1945).