Unauthorized collection service and hauling.
Sacramento City Code § 13.10.080
in effect13.10.080 Unauthorized collection service and hauling.
A. No person may render collection service, transport, or haul refuse produced, kept, or accumulated in the city except in accordance with this section.
B. This section does not apply to the following persons:
1. The owner or tenant of a residential property or residential mixed-use property when collecting or transporting refuse generated on the property to a lawful disposal location. This subsection shall not be construed to relieve any person from paying the rates, fees, and charges pursuant to section 13.10.060.
2. A city franchisee;
3. Any federal, state, or local public agency, or any employee, agent, or contractor thereof, when collecting or transporting refuse generated by the public agency under a system of refuse collection and transportation operated and maintained by the public agency;
4. Any person collecting and transporting hazardous waste and infectious waste, regardless of its source, in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations;
5. Any person collecting or transporting by-products of water, sewage, or drainage treatment, including sludge, sludge ash, grit, and screenings; or
6. Any person engaged in the business of servicing residential and commercial properties, and the employees thereof, when collecting or transporting refuse consisting of by-products of the services provided to the property to a lawful disposal location. (Ord. 2023-0024 § 12; Ord. 2021-0003 § 3; Ord. 2013-0009 § 3)
Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-26588Fetched: 10/24/2026