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ORDINANCE 1980 - 1
WHEREAS, the prompt and efficient collection and disposal
of garbage and rubbish at each and all of the various collection
points heretofore and hereafter established in Gibson County,
State of Indiana, is in the best interests of the health and �oelfarF:
of the citizens of Gibson County, State of Indiana;
i•]HEREAS, the containers provided and situated at all of
the various collection points heretofore established by the Board
of Coun�y Co�nissioners of Gibson County, State of Indiana, can
be emptied and serviced only if correctly loaded by private
citizens and are provided for the use of private citizens only;
WII�REAS, the Gibson County Landfill is open to the public
daily,,from the hours of 7:00 o'clock in the morning until 5:00
o'clock in the evening, for any citizeri to deposit, abandon or
discard any garbage, rubbish or refuse, hocaever defined.
idHEREAS, commercial haulers of garbage and rubbish have
heretofore hindered, delayed and prevented the collection and
disposal of garbage and refuse at the various collection points
heretofore established by the Board of Commissioners of Gibson
County, State of Indiana;
Pursuant to the general po�aers granted to the Board of
Co�issioners of Gibson County, State of Indiana, by Acts 1953,
Chapter 20, Section 1 and Section 2, page 83 (I. C. 1_7.-2-24-1,2)
and (1971) Public Law 235, Section 1, page 929 (I. C. 17-2-24-2)
and the specific powers so granted by Acts 1953, Chapter 80,
Section 1 thru 6(I..C. 17-2-22-1,2,3,4,5,) and 6), as amended,
IT IS HEREBY ORDAIiIED by the Board of CoIIUnissioners of
Gibson County, State of Indiana, that the follocaing ORDINANCE
shall be promulgated caith all dispatch:
When used in this ordinance,
(1) "garbage" shall mean and include rejected food waste
including every waste accumulation of animal, fruit
or vegetable matter.used or intended for food or
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that attends the.preparation, use, cooking, dealing
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in, or storing of ineat, fish, foul, fruit or vege-
tables.
(2) "rubbish" shall mean and include such matter as
ashes, cans, metalware, broken glass, crockery, dirt,
sweepings, boxes, wood, grass, weeds or litter of
any kind of a size or caeight that does not impede
or prevent the normal operation of the collection
system as it now exists.
(3) "cou-�mercial hauler" sha11 mean any person, firm,
partnership or corporation, or any employee, regular
or othercaise, thereof who receives compensation,
remuneration, pay or value for the removal or hauling
of any garbage or rubbish as those terms are defined
in I. C. 17-2-22-1 or any other garbage, rubbish or
refuse of every kind, character, description, and
quantity, including but not limited to, any
refrigerator, stove, or any other appliance.
It sha11 be the duty of`every private citizen to deposit
garbage or rubbish as those terms are difined above in the con-
tainers only, provided at the various colleciton points heretofore
established by the Board of County Commissioners of Gibson County,
State of Zndiana;
It shall be a violation hereof, subjecting the violator
to the penalty provisions contained herein:
(1) For any commercial hauler to deposit, abandon, or
discard any garbage or rubbish, as those terms are
defined above, or any other garbage, rubbish, or
refuse of every kind, character, description or
quantity, including, but not limited to, any refrigera-
tor, stove or any other appliance.at any of the said
collection points in Gibson County, State of Indiana,
or in any container at any of the said collection
points in Gibson County, State of Indiana;
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(2) 'For any private citizen to deposit, abandon, or
discard any garbage or rubbish as those terms are
defined above or any other garbage, rubbish or
refuse of every kind, character, description or quan-
tity, of a size or weight that impedes or prevents
the normal operation of the colleciton systecz as
it no�v exists, including but not limited to stoves,
refrigerators, matteresses, furniture, concrete blocks,
tree branches and steel, in any container at any of
the said collection points in Gibson County, State
of Indiana.
(3) For any private citizen to deposit, abandon or
discard any garbage or rubbish, as those terms are
defined above, at any of the various colleciton
points in Gibson County, State of Indiana, other
than in the said containers at said collection points.
PENALTY: Any person, firm or corporation taho violates any
provision of this Ordinance, shall be guilty of a misde�eanor, and
upon conviction, the violator shall be punished for the.first
offense by a fine of not more than $500.00; for the second offense
by a fine of not more than $1,000.00; and for the third and each
subsequent offense by a fine of not more than $1,000.00. The County
Health Officer or his agent bearing proper credentials and any laca
enforecement officer within the County shall be empo�aered to
enforce the provisions of this Ordinance.
This Ordinance sha11 be in full force and effect after
publication as provided by law.
BOARD OF COWi TY COAAIISSIONERS
OF GIBSON COUNTY, INDIANA
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Luther Lynch,
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