7.41.042 Secured loads - Additional charge.
All loads arriving at any county solid waste facility shall be covered or secured so as to prevent any solid waste being transported from unintentionally falling or being blown out of the vehicle.
(1) After June 30, 1994, any vehicle arriving at a solid waste facility which contains waste that is not covered or secured shall be charged an additional fee as follows:
(a) for vehicles with gross vehicle weights up to and including 8,000 pounds, the additional charge shall be $5.00.
(b) for vehicles with gross vehicle weights over 8,000 pounds, the additional charge shall be $10.00.
(2) Until June 30, 1994, the operator of any vehicle meeting the conditions described in (1)(a) or (b) of this section shall be issued a written warning alerting the operator to the requirements of this section.
(3) All monies collected under this section shall be placed in an unsecured loads additional charge account.
(4) The unsecured loads additional charge account shall be disbursed no less often than quarterly, and shall be used by the solid waste management division only for the purposes of reducing and remediating littering and illegal dumping. (Added by Ord. 93-134, Dec. 15, 1993, Eff date Dec. 25, 1993).