2007 Minnesota Statutes

443.31 REGULATIONS.
The governing body in providing for rubbish disposal may by the ordinance, or any
amendment thereto, provide in what districts or along which streets collection shall be made, and
volume of rubbish to be collected, leaving certain amounts or types of rubbish to private disposal,
but shall continue to have the authority to regulate the time and manner of private disposal,
varied according to the nature of the rubbish accumulated and disposed of. Such regulation
may provide for immediate abatement of any condition which is a menace to public health and
safety. In such cases notice may be given to the owner or occupant of premises for the summary
disposal of rubbish or unhealthy or unsafe condition by posting upon the premises notice of
what is required. If the notice be not obeyed within the time fixed in said notice, the city shall
have the right to remove such rubbish or such unhealthy or unsafe condition, charging such
rates as are prescribed, or the cost thereof, and shall have the right to collect the same as rates
and charges are herein authorized to be charged, made and collected. In lieu of such method, the
city may, for adequate compensation, by contract with the owner of any premises, perform any
service upon public or private property in the removal of rubbish, covering with proper filling
material any foul, unhealthy or unsafe material, including low grounds, which are or may become
foul, unhealthy or unsafe.
History: 1945 c 185 s 6