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It shall be unlawful for any person to:

A. Place solid waste in, or otherwise use the containers of another person, without the permission of such other person.

B. Remove any solid waste from any container, or move the container from the location in which it was placed for storage or collection, without prior approval of the responsible party. This subsection shall not apply to the generator of the solid waste or the authorized collector.

C. Place or keep any solid waste on any premises except in containers as provided in this chapter; nor shall any person deposit any solid waste in any county sewer or plumbing fixture or pipe connected thereto, except through a mechanical device which shreds and grinds putrescible solid waste, the operation of which is incidental to the occupancy of any residence or business.

D. Except as permitted by this chapter, residential or commercial solid waste shall not be placed in any receptacle or container located in any public place owned or maintained by the county or by any other public agency without the express written consent of the public agency.

E. Throw or deposit litter on any open or vacant property, or private property within the county except that the owner or person in control of private property may maintain containers, commercial bins or roll-off boxes as provided in this chapter.

F. Place, or allow to be placed, any animal carcass in a container.

G. Bury any solid waste on any property within Sierra County. This subsection shall not apply to the operation of any duly licensed or permitted landfill.

H. Collect, transport and/or dispose of solid waste within Sierra County for commercial purposes or for any remuneration without first securing a license for such activity from Sierra County.

I. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this section is not intended to authorize the disposal of solid waste generated on one property at or through the waste collected or disposed of from any other property. It is the intent of this chapter (8.04) and of Chapter 8.05 SCC that all properties within Sierra County on which solid waste is generated or collected from, pay for the use of or right to use of the county solid waste system for waste generated from or reasonably expected to be generated from such properties. (Ord. 1048, eff. 10/19/13; Ord. 880, eff. 3/4/99; Ord. 844, eff. 10/1/96)