No person, his or her lessees, receivers, or trustees, shall engage in the business of operating as a solid waste collection company in this state, except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter: PROVIDED, That the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the operations of any solid waste collection company under a contract of solid waste disposal with any city or town, nor to any city or town which itself undertakes the disposal of solid waste.
RCW 81.77.020
Compliance with chapter required—Exemption for cities.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 73 Wash. 2d 76 - City of Spokane v. Carlson (1968)
Most recently applied in Ventenbergs v. City of Seattle (February 2008)
2013 c 23 s 307; 1989 c 431 s 18; 1961 c 295 s 3.
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.