The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this article:
Solid Waste.
All putrescible and nonputrescible discarded or unwanted solid materials, including municipal solid waste and industrial solid waste; as used in these regulations, the term "solid waste" does not include and these regulations do not apply to:
(1) 
Soil, dirt, rock, sand and other natural and man made inert solid materials used to fill land if the object of the fill is to make the land suitable for the construction of surface improvements; or
(2) 
Waste materials which result from activities associated with the exploration, development or production of oil or gas and are subject to control by the Texas Railroad Commission.
Municipal Solid Waste.
Solid waste resulting from or incidental to municipal, community, trade, business and recreational activities, including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned automobiles and all other solid waste other than industrial solid waste.
Site.
A plot of ground suitable or set apart for the processing or disposal of municipal solid waste.
Garbage.
Solid waste consisting of putrescible animal and vegetable waste materials resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food, including waste materials from markets, storage facilities, handling and sale of produce and other food products.
Rubbish.
Nonputrescible solid waste (excluding ashes), consisting of both combustible and noncombustible waste materials; combustible rubbish includes paper, rags, cartons, wood, excelsior, furniture, rubber, plastics, yard trimmings, leaves and similar materials; noncombustible rubbish includes glass, crockery, tin cans, aluminum cans, metal furniture and like materials which will not burn at ordinary incinerator temperatures.
Person.
Individual, corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, partnership, association or any other legal entity.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Article II, Section 8-31)
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of or deposit any item of garbage, refuse, trash or any other item described in Chapter 6, Article 6.300, Section 6.301 or Section 8.101 in the sanitary landfill site without a permit as defined and issued in a form specified by the city manager.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Article II, Section 8-33.1)
Whenever in this article an act is prohibited or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or whenever in this article the doing of any act is required, or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, the penalty for the violation of the provisions of this article shall be punished in accordance with the general penalty provision set forth in Section 1.109 of this code; provided, however, that no penalty shall be greater or less than penalty provided for the same or a similar offense under the laws of the State of Texas. Each day any violation of this article shall continue shall constitute a separate offense. Each violation is designated as a separate offense, whether it shall occur on one day or in successive days. Any violation in the provisions of this article may be summarily abated by the police department of the city.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Article II, Section 8-34)