Chapter 5 — HAULING OF REFUSE

5-2500 - VEHICLES, CONVEYANCES AND CONTAINERS.

All vehicles, conveyances, or containers used for the transportation of refuse or waste matter of any kind within the County shall be of such construction as to comply with all laws of the State of California pertaining to such vehicles, conveyances, or containers and shall be of a type and construction permitting such refuse to be enclosed in a watertight, leak-proof, insect and rodent-proof container having in place a tight-fitting cover so as to prevent leakage, spillage, or overflow.

(Ord. 877, 2887)

5-2501 - MARKING OF VEHICLES.

All vehicles, conveyances, or containers used by any person collecting or transporting refuse pursuant to an exclusive residential refuse collection contract or collectors license shall have painted on the outside of each side wall of the vehicle, conveyance, or container in letters not less than four inches (4″) in height and one inch (1″) in width the following information in a color contrasting to the body color:

(a)

The name of the refuse collector;

(b)

If a vehicle, the number assigned pursuant to Section 2-2503;

(c)

If a conveyance or container, an identification number assigned by the collector.

(Ord. 877; 2887; 3228)

5-2502 - COVERING AND CONTAINING.

A means of covering and containing the refuse securely within the hauling body of every vehicle used by any person, including any individual not transporting refuse for hire pursuant to an exclusive residential refuse collection contract or a collector's license, in the collection and transportation of refuse shall be provided, and no refuse shall be permitted to escape from the vehicle.

(Ord. 877; 2887)

5-2503 - ASSIGNMENT OF VEHICLE NUMBERS.

Every refuse collector shall apply to the Health District, prior to operating as a licensed collector, for a number to be assigned for purposes of identification to each vehicle utilized in the collection or transportation of refuse.

(Ord. 877; 2887)