No city, county, district, or public or municipal corporation shall acquire and operate, or cause to be acquired and operated, a dump or site for the disposal of garbage or refuse, or a transfer station or collection point for garbage or refuse, within a city without the consent of the city council or within the unincorporated area of a county without the consent of the board of supervisors.
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 49400
Garbage and Refuse Dumps
Known as the California Integrated Waste Management Act
The act spans §§ 40000–49654 (1,051 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 71 Cal. App. 4th 1443 - Rodeo Sanitary District v. Board of Supervisors (1999)
Most recently applied in 71 Cal. App. 4th 1443 - Rodeo Sanitary District v. Board of Supervisors (May 1999)
Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.