Yolo County Municipal Code Art. 4 Waste Transportation and Disposal Requirements, Generally

No Person shall Transport Discarded Materials, of any type, upon or across any public property, public rights-of-way, watercourses, or bank of any watercourse, or upon the Premises of any other Person, except at a Solid Waste or Recycling facility approved by the Department, without covering or enclosing the Discarded Materials and taking effective measures to prevent any Discarded Materials from blowing, leaking, or dropping from the vehicle during Transport. Adequacy of load covers and control measures shall be determined by the Department.

(§ 2, Ord. 1378, eff. Sept. 4, 2008, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1529, eff. November 19, 2020)

All Discarded Materials shall be the property and responsibility of the Person that produced them. In the event the Generator of Discarded Materials is unknown, such materials shall be the property and responsibility of the Owner of the parcel upon which they have been deposited. Once legally deposited in a Container that is placed and at the Collection location, with the exception of Excluded Waste, all Discarded Materials shall become the responsibility of the authorized County Franchisee or other entity that is responsible for their Collection. If such County Franchisee or other entity can identify the Person or business that produced Excluded Waste inadvertently collected by that enterprise, responsibility for Excluded Waste shall remain with said Person. If such Person cannot be identified, the County Franchisee or other entity shall be responsible for proper Disposal of the Excluded Waste and shall assume responsibility for its Disposal and related costs.

(§ 2, Ord. 1378, eff. Sept. 4, 2008, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1529, eff. November 19, 2020)

No Person shall deposit any Excluded Waste in a Discarded Materials Container. The storage and Disposal of Excluded Waste shall be subject to all applicable local, state, and federal laws.

(§ 2, Ord. 1378, eff. Sept. 4, 2008, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1529, eff. November 19, 2020)

No Person, except for the Owner or Occupant of the Premises, shall Dispose of, place or deposit Discarded Materials in Containers stored on public or private property without the express written permission of the Owner or Occupant. In addition, except in connection with the Collection and related activities authorized in this Chapter, no Person shall tamper with or interfere in any manner with any Discarded Materials Container or the contents thereof. Further, no Person shall by any means hinder, obstruct or interfere with the Collection or Transportation of Discarded Materials by an authorized County Franchisee or other enterprise eligible to provide Collection services under this Chapter.

(§ 2, Ord. 1378, eff. Sept. 4, 2008, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1529, eff. November 19, 2020)