(a) 
The City of Teague, Texas, through the services of a contractor awarded an exclusive contract to collect and dispose of solid waste within the City of Teague, Texas, will provide solid waste collection and disposal services to all persons and entities within the City of Teague, Texas (hereinafter “city”). For purposes of this article, “solid waste” means garbage, refuse, trash, rubbish, brush and waste commonly generated by residential or commercial properties.
(b) 
No resident of the city, or person dwelling therein, or any commercial, industrial or business establishment within the city, or any person or entity operating a business or establishment within the city, whether or not for profit, shall use or engage any service for the collection and disposal of solid waste other than the service provided by the city through the contractor having the exclusive contract for performance of such services within the city.
(c) 
No resident of the city, or person dwelling therein, or any commercial, industrial or business establishment within the city, or any person or entity operating a business or establishment within the city, whether or not for profit, shall refuse to avail themselves of the solid waste collection and disposal services provided by the city through the contractor having the exclusive contract to perform such services within the city for the collection or disposal of solid waste from their residence or establishment.
(d) 
Any person or entity who is delinquent in payment of fees charged for the collection and disposal of solid waste may have solid waste collection and disposal services suspended until such time as the delinquent fees are fully paid.
(e) 
It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to provide solid waste collection or disposal services within the city except under contract with the city as approved by the board of aldermen.
(f) 
Violation of subsection (b) or (c) of this article is an offense punishable by a fine in accordance with the general penalty provision in Section 1.109 of this code. Each day of violation constitutes a separate violation.
(g) 
Violation of subsection (e) of this article is an offense punishable by a fine not in accordance with the general penalty provision in Section 1.109 of this code. Each instance of unauthorized collection or disposal shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 99-02-01 adopted 2/1/99)