§ 6:389. Exclusive collection.(City)

It shall be unlawful for any person other than the city to engage in the business of collecting, removing, transporting or disposing of garbage or trash or both in the city except:

(1)

Those private collectors specifically authorized by license;

(2)

Those who are the actual producers of garbage, refuse or rubbish, or the owners of premises upon which garbage, refuse or rubbish has accumulated from personally collecting, conveying and disposing of such garbage, refuse or rubbish, provided such producers or owners dispose of such materials at public dumps provided by the city for such purposes and otherwise comply with the provisions of this Code and with any other governing law, ordinances, or applicable regulations and particularly section 6:378;

(3)

Those collectors of garbage, refuse or rubbish from outside of the city hauling such refuse over city streets to any dumps outside the city or parish provided such collectors comply with the provisions of this part and with any other governing law, ordinances or applicable regulations and particularly section 6:378;

(4)

Those charitable organizations which may pick up items under the term trash, provided they comply with the provisions of section 6:378;

(5)

Those collectors who have permits from the city-parish.

(6)

Nothing herein shall prevent the city and parish and the department of public works from entering into a contract with a private contractor for the collection and disposal of garbage, trash, bulky waste and litter, when authorized to do so by the metropolitan council and the mayor-president of the parish and city.

(City Code 1951, Title 6, § 414; Ord. No. 8074, § 8, 12-11-85)