Minn. R. agency 167, ch. 7035, INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES, pt. 7035.0800
The owner and occupant of any premises, business establishment, or industry and/or the refuse collection service are responsible for the satisfactory collection and transportation of all solid waste accumulated at a premise, business establishment, or industry to a solid waste disposal, transfer, or processing facility that is authorized to accept the waste.
Vehicles or containers used for the collection and transportation of garbage and similar putrescible wastes, or refuse containing such materials, must be covered, leakproof, durable, and of easily cleanable construction. They must be cleaned to prevent nuisances, pollution, or insect breeding, and must be maintained in good repair.
Vehicles or containers used for the transportation of municipal solid waste combustor ash must be covered to prevent fugitive dust emissions and constructed to prevent leaking of fluid which has been in contact with ash.
Vehicles or containers used for the collection and transportation of any solid waste must be loaded and moved in a manner that does not allow the contents to fall, leak, or spill therefrom, and must be covered when necessary to prevent blowing of material. Where spillage does occur, the material must be picked up immediately by the collector or transporter and returned to the vehicle or container and the area properly cleaned.
Minn. R. agency 167, ch. 7035, INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES, pt. 7035.0800
Statutory Authority: MS s 115.03; 115A.97; 116.07