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Title 8 — Health and Safety

Hawthorne Municipal Code Ch. 8.18 Unauthorized Collection of Refuse Prohibited

Hawthorne Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Hawthorne

Cite as: Hawthorne Municipal Code Chapter 8.18 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 8.18.010. Definitions.

Words and phrases defined in Chapter 8.16 of this code shall have the same meaning when used in this chapter.

(Ord. 2226 § 3, 2021)

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§ 8.18.020. Prohibited.

It is unlawful for any person to gather, collect or remove any discarded materials from any place except only as to the following:

A. The city, its agents, servants and employees while acting as such;

B. A contract agent of the city and its agents, servants or employees acting pursuant to the terms and conditions of a contract with the city;

C. Persons holding a franchise from the city to the extent allowed by their franchise;

D. Persons engaging in the business of gardening or landscaping as an incident to such business.

(Ord. 1515, 1991; Ord. 2226 § 3, 2021)

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