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Pollution Control AgencyMPCA, which have been adopted and incorporated by reference by City Ordinance No. 44 77 require that a permit be secured for open Open burningBurning. Section 13. Vehicles for Hauling Garbage and Refuse. All persons hauling or conveying garbage or refuse over the streets in the city shall use a vehicle provided with a tight cover and so operated and maintained as to prevent offensive odors escaping therefrom and garbage or refuse from being blown, droppeddropped, or spilled from the vehicle. Any such vehicles shall be kept clean and as free from offensive odors as possible, and, if customarily used for the hauling of garbage or refuse, shall not be allowed to stand in any street, alley, or other place longer than is reasonably necessarynecessary to collect garbage and refuse. Any vehicle customarily used for such purposes shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and shall be thoroughly disinfected at least once each week unless the same has not been used since the last disinfection thereof. 13(A). Inspection. Each vehicle engaged in hauling garbage or refuse in the city shall be subject to inspection by the city at all reasonable times. Any such vehicle, while it is used in the city, shall have the name of the owner clearly printed on both sides. Section 14. Hours for Hauling Garbage and Refuse. No person engaged in hauling refuse or garbage for hire within the city shall do so after eight thirty o'clock10:00 p.m. or before six thirty o'clock6:00 a.m. on any day. There shall be no garbage or refuse pickup from residential Residential dDwelling uUnits on Sunday. Section 15. Inspection. Each vehicle engaged in hauling garbage or refuse in the city shall be subject to inspection by the city at all reasonable times. Any such vehicle, while it is used in the city, shall have the name of the owner clearly printed on both sides. Section 1615. Obligation of Commercial Collectors. A commercial garbage and refuse collector shall pick up any garbage andgarbage and refuse of their customers which has been deposited for collection, in the manner provided by this ordinance. Section 1716. Disposal of Garbage and Refuse; Solid Waste Disposal Regulations. No person shall dispose of garbage or refuse upon any property in the city except at a sanitary landfill site, resource recovery facility or other mixed solid waste disposal facility, approved in accordance with applicable law, including Minnesota Statutes Sections 473.801 to 473.834, and the rules and regulations of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 471.62, the Solid Waste Disposal Regulations, of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency are hereby adopted by reference. Section 1817. Storage of Garbage and Refuse Containers. Garbage cans and other garbage and refuse containers shall be so located as to be out of the public view, insofar as possible, except on the day of pick up. Containers and any garbage or refuse which is not picked-up shall be removed from any such collection location no later than 10:00 p.m. on the day of collection. Section 1918. Penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $700 for each violation or both. Section 19. Severability and Savings. If any section or portion of this ordinance is found unconstitutional or otherwise invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that finding shall not serve as invalidation or affect the validity and enforceability of any other section or provision of this ordinance. Commented [EM7]: Moved section 15 to here Commented [EM8]: Allowing pickup between 6AM - 10PM is common among peer/nearby cities Commented [EM9R8]: Feb PC meeting - PC agreed to move to the timeframe above Commented [EM10]: Have Attorney verify these are correct Commented [EM11]: Moved from Section 5 to here. Commented [EM12]: Current ordinance just states 'remove on collection day' Commented [EM13]: PC or CC may want to discuss this amount