Sierra County Municipal Code Art. VI Health and Safety Prohibitions

It is unlawful and punishable as a misdemeanor for any person to discharge any firearm from, on, in or into any transfer station or the sanitary landfill site. (Ord. 844, eff. 10/1/96)

The dumping of any metal, refuse, household garbage, brush or other forms of solid waste shall be prohibited at the “Old First Divide Public Metals Dump” located in a portion of the West ½ of Section 24, Township 20 North, Range 11 East, M.D.B. and M. (Ord. 844, eff. 10/1/96)

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or entity to dump, place, deposit, leave, dispose of, or otherwise cause to be placed or disposed of, any solid decaying matter of any kind upon or along any public highway, street, thoroughfare or right-of-way thereof, or upon any lane, alley, park, campsite, public ground or into any stream, lake, reservoir or other watercourse or the banks thereof. (Ord. 844, eff. 10/1/96)

A. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or entity to deposit at any county solid waste transfer station the following materials:

1. Group 1 wastes or hazardous wastes as defined by state law;

2. Liquid wastes, including petroleum products, dewatered sewage or water treatment sludge, or septage;

3. Automobiles, automobile bodies, automobile frames, engines or engine blocks;

4. Animal bodies or portions thereof except for dogs, cats or other small animals on an individual basis;

5. Hot ashes or burning material;

6. Wood waste from sawmill operations in quantities exceeding four cubic yards;

7. Construction or demolition debris, tree stumps or limbs;

8. Any material or substance determined to be inappropriate by the Site Monitor.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or entity to deposit at any county solid waste landfill site any of the following:

1. Group 1 wastes or hazardous wastes as defined by state law;

2. Liquid wastes, including petroleum products, dewatered sewage or water treatment sludge or septage;

3. Animal bodies or portions thereof except for dogs, cats or other small animals on an individual basis;

4. Hot ashes or burning material;

5. Any material or substance determined to be inappropriate by the Site Monitor.

C. All lawful solid waste accepted at the respective county solid waste transfer stations shall be deposited within the metal container bins provided within the fenced perimeter of each transfer station. It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit, leave, dispose, dump or otherwise place any solid waste or refuse of any kind whatsoever outside of the metal container bins located at the Alleghany, Ramshorn, Sierra City and Sattley Transfer Stations. (Ord. 844, eff. 10/1/96)