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e Elmo Municipal Code Chapter 8 — Solid Waste Section 800 — Solid Waste and Environment Draft 1—10/06/98 Draft 2—11/30/98 B. On collection day, except where vat or in -yard service is required, containers shall be placed at the curb, in a location easily accessible for motor vehicle pick-up. Containers must be placed for pick-up before 7 a.m. on the day of collection to insure service. The hauler shall complete pick-ups by 7 p.m., unless emergency permission is granted by the City Administrator, and all containers must be removed no later than 8 p.m. on collection day. Subd. 9. License to Collect Required, Exception. No person, firm or corporation, except City employees, shall collect garbage, refuse, recyclables or waste materials belonging to another in the City without a license from the City. 2. No person, firm or corporation, except City employees, shall scavenge, sort through, or in any way handle the garbage, refuse, recyclables or waste materials of another person, firm or corporation without a license from the City or permission from the owner thereof. Garbage, refuse, recyclables and waste materials shall be considered the property of the generator until picked up by a hauler. Subd.10. Hauler Equipment Requirement 1. Hauler licenses shall be granted only upon the condition that the licensee have watertight packer -type vehicles or. For recycling, haulers must have appropriate container vehicles in good condition to prevent loss in transit of liquid or solid cargo. All vehicles used by haulers must be kept clean and as free from offensive odors as much as possible. They shall not be allowed to stand in any street longer than reasonably necessary to collect garbage, refuse, and yard waste materials or recyclables. They shall not be parked any place or in any manner that constitutes a traffic hazard of nuisance. Subd. 11. Types of Licenses 1. There shall be two license categories defined by the type of account served: A. Commercial Refuse/Recycling Residential Dwelling; and B. Residential Refuse/Recycling A Commercial Refuse/Recycling license is required for any hauler that serves Commercial establishment(s) as defined in Section 150. A Residential Refuse/Recycling license is required for any hauler that serves Residential Dwelling(s) as defined in Section 150. 2. Residential Refuse/Recycling and Commercial Refuse/Recycling licensees shall provide refuse pickup and recycling on the same day. 3. Every licensed hauler shall offer collection and disposal of yard waste, unless otherwise provided by Council action. Subd. 12. Condition of a License 1. It shall be unlawful for a licensed hauler to operate on residential streets in the City on any day, except for regularly scheduled collections, to collect a missed pick-up, a special pick-up or when an observed holiday falls within that week. 800-5