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6.06.080 - Unlawful removal of recyclables; scavenging; penalties.

Part of the Code of Ordinances of Commerce, CA.

Local law · Updated May 13, 2025 · 2,277 sections

The text

No person shall remove solid waste, recyclable solid waste or yard waste from a solid waste collection and/or recycling cart, bin or other container or from the place where it has been put for collection by the city's solid waste collection agent, except by: (1)

Those persons entitled to the use of such solid waste collection and/or recycling cart, bin or other container or place for the disposal and/or recycling of their solid waste; and

(2)

The city's solid waste and/or recycling collection agent.

In addition to the penalties set forth by the state and/or federal laws, any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of an infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of fifty dollars for the first offense and not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one hundred fifty dollars for a second or subsequent conviction within a twelve-month period.

(Ord. No. 695, § 1, 2-20-2018)