§ 17-28. Licensing of persons for solid waste collection and/or transportation.

(a)

No person shall engage in the business of collecting or transporting solid waste upon any public street, road, or highway within the parish without first having obtained a license from the parish to do so.

(b)

No such license shall be issued except upon the submission of a formal application specifying therein:

(1)

Name, address, and occupation of the applicant;

(2)

Summary of past experience in the field of waste collection and transportation;

(3)

Comprehensive liability insurance coverage in the amount of $500,000.00/$500,000.00, in the form of a certificate of insurance;

(4)

Locations of authorized or approved disposal sites to which the solid waste material is to be transported for final disposal and proof of acceptance for dumping by owner operator of site;

(5)

A complete description of the vehicle to be utilized and the registration certificate validating that the vehicle is licensed for commercial use.

(c)

Licensee must present his vehicle at the time of application, for inspection by the parish.

(d)

During the validity of the license, each licensee must advise the parish of any change in the information required on his application within ten days of such change.

(e)

The fee of such license shall be $50.00 per annum, payable upon application for such licenses, as follows: licenses shall date from July 1 in each year and expire on June 30 the following year and may be otherwise prorated. Such licenses shall not be transferable.

(f)

Each licensee shall annually register with the parish and affix on each vehicle to be used by such licensee in the collecting and/or transportation of solid waste in St. Mary Parish, a license decal, issued annually by the parish, which license decal shall be affixed on the lower righthand corner of the front windshield of the applicable vehicle. The licensee shall pay an annual fee of $5.00 per vehicle so registered.

(g)

The license shall be issued on the basis of anticipated performance and may be revoked at any time for cause, including failure to perform under the provisions of this article.

(h)

Private citizens who collect or transport solid waste which originates within their personal household are exempt from licensing.

(i)

Persons, firms, corporations, associations, partnerships, or other legal entities which collect and transport solid waste within the parish for their own purposes, but not as a business, shall register annually with the parish and affix on each vehicle to be so used, a decal, issued by the parish, which decal shall be affixed on the lower righthand corner of the front windshield of the applicable vehicle. The owner or operator of such vehicle shall pay an annual fee of $5.00 for each vehicle so registered.