ARTICLE VIII. - TRANSPORTING GARBAGE AND REFUSE
Part of the Code of Ordinances of Narragansett, RI.
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--- (9) --- State Law reference— Public utilities and carriers, G.L. 1956, title 39; solid waste and refuse disposal, G.L. 1956, § 23-18.9-1 et seq.
Sec. 14-236. - License.#
(a)
Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove and transport for hire swill, trash or garbage (refuse) within the limits of the town without first having obtained a license from the town council.
(b)
Conditions of issuance. Each person seeking or obtaining a garbage and refuse transporting license shall meet and comply with the following rules and regulations and noncompliance with such rules and regulations shall constitute a violation of this article:
(1)
The licensee shall use such equipment and vehicles as will keep the refuse under cover while in transit and prevent the refuse from escaping from the vehicles.
(2)
The licensee shall furnish the town council with a description of all vehicles which are being used to remove and transport refuse from within the town limits, including make, model, capacity, vehicle identification number, and registration number of each vehicle.
(3)
The licensee shall furnish the town council with the address of any site within town limits which is being used for the storage or garaging of such vehicles.
(4)
The licensee shall furnish the town council with the name and location of the sanitary landfill or other disposal facility to which the refuse generated within the town limits is being transported.
(5)
The licensee shall transport refuse to the sanitary landfill or other disposal facility on the day same is collected or take such other means to ensure that refuse is not stored overnight within the town limits.
(6)
The licensee shall not remove refuse from residential neighborhoods prior to 6:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. each day.
(c)
Fee; expiration. The annual fee for a garbage or refuse transporting license shall be $250.00 for each person so licensed, which license shall expire on April 30 of each year, plus a fee of $10.00 for each vehicle in excess of one which is being used to remove and transport refuse from within the town limits.
(Code 1986, §§ 12-116—12-118)
Sec. 14-237. - Transporting swill, offal and other such substances in open vehicles.#
It shall be unlawful for any person to move any swill, house offal, garbage or the contents of privy vaults or cesspools over the highways of the town except in watertight, closely covered vehicles, or in watertight tubs or casks, with covers securely fastened and well painted on the outside, any of which vehicles, tubs or casks so used to be first examined and approved by the department of health and to be tightly closed when they are driven through any of the highways of the town.
(Code 1986, § 12-119)
Sec. 14-238. - Identification of vehicles.#
Each vehicle used to remove and transport refuse shall be issued a numbered plate or vinyl sticker, which plate or sticker shall be affixed on a readily observable location on the right front side of the vehicle.
(Code 1986, § 12-120)
Sec. 14-239. - Penalty for violation of article.#
Any person violating any provision of this article shall be fined, upon conviction, a sum not exceeding $50.00 for each offense.
(Code 1986, § 12-121)