NAC444.664. Collection and transportation of solid wastes.

     1. The owner or occupant, or both, of any premises, business establishment or industry are responsible for the satisfactory and legal arrangement for removal of all solid waste accumulated at the premises.

     2. The person collecting or transporting solid waste is responsible for prevention of littering and creation of other nuisances at the loading point and during transport, and for proper unloading at an authorized site or facility for solid waste disposal.

     3. Vehicles or containers used for the collection and transportation of garbage and similar putrescible waste or refuse must be tightly covered, leak proof, durable and of easily cleanable construction. The vehicles or containers must be cleaned frequently to prevent nuisances and insect breeding and must be maintained in good repair.

     4. Vehicles or containers used for the collection and transportation of any solid waste must be loaded and moved in such a manner that the contents will not fall, leak or spill therefrom and must be covered as necessary to prevent the blowing of material from the vehicle or container. Where spillage does occur, the waste must be picked up immediately by the collector or transporter and returned to the vehicle or container and the area otherwise properly cleaned.

     [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. §§ 3.4.1-3.4.4, eff. 9-21-77]