§ 20-128. Defective containers.  


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  • Whenever a container is in poor repair, is corroded or otherwise defective so as to permit insects, vermin or rodents to enter, or does not meet any other requirement of this article, the collector shall notify the owner or manager of the premises of the deficiency. The notice shall describe the deficiency and shall require repair or replacement. Upon the next collection, if the deficiency has not been corrected, the collector shall notify the sanitarian. The sanitarian shall then inspect said container and, if found deficient, condemn the same. The collector shall not collect the contents of any container marked as condemned.

(Code 1970; Code 1992, § 705.06; Ord. No. 711; Ord. No. 711-A1; Ord. No. 711-A2, 7-28-1976; Ord. No. 711-A3, 3-7-1984; Ord. No. 711-A4, 9-2-1987; Ord. No. 711-A5, 5-25-1988; Ord. No. 711-A6, 6-14-1989; Ord. No. 2005; Ord. No. 2006-08, 11-6-2006; Ord. No. 2008-9, 11-3-2008)