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115A.941 SOLID WASTE; REQUIRED COLLECTION.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), each city, and town described in section 368.01,
with a population of 1,000 or more, and any other town with a population of 5,000 or more shall
ensure that every residential household and business in the city or town has solid waste collection
service. To comply with this section, a city or town may organize collection, provide collection,
or require by ordinance that every household and business has a contract for collection services.
An ordinance adopted under this section must provide for enforcement.
(b) A city or town described in paragraph (a) may exempt a residential household or business
in the city or town from the requirement to have solid waste collection service if the household or
business ensures that an environmentally sound alternative is used.
(c) To the extent practicable, the costs incurred by a city or town under this section must
be incorporated into the collection system or the enforcement mechanisms adopted under this
section by the city or town.
History: 1991 c 337 s 47; 1993 c 249 s 22
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), each city, and town described in section 368.01,
with a population of 1,000 or more, and any other town with a population of 5,000 or more shall
ensure that every residential household and business in the city or town has solid waste collection
service. To comply with this section, a city or town may organize collection, provide collection,
or require by ordinance that every household and business has a contract for collection services.
An ordinance adopted under this section must provide for enforcement.
(b) A city or town described in paragraph (a) may exempt a residential household or business
in the city or town from the requirement to have solid waste collection service if the household or
business ensures that an environmentally sound alternative is used.
(c) To the extent practicable, the costs incurred by a city or town under this section must
be incorporated into the collection system or the enforcement mechanisms adopted under this
section by the city or town.
History: 1991 c 337 s 47; 1993 c 249 s 22
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