A. 
Permit or license required. No person shall engage in the business of collecting and transporting garbage without first having obtained a permit or license from the City of Auburn Clerk's Office authorizing such person to engage in said business in conformity with the provisions of this article.
(1) 
No person, except the owner thereof, shall take, remove, interfere with or otherwise disturb any garbage or solid waste which has been placed for and is waiting removal by the City, without permission from the City Manager.
B. 
Renewals. Applications for renewals of such permits or licenses must be made annually on a schedule set by the City of Auburn Clerk's Office at which time all said permits or licenses previously issued shall become void.
C. 
Garbage to be conveyed in covered, watertight containers and vehicles. All garbage being removed shall be carried through the City in watertight, covered vehicles or in watertight, covered containers placed in vehicles and shall be so loaded and transported that no part thereof shall fall, spill or leak from such vehicle or vessel. In passing through the streets of the City to and from the City Transfer Station, the doors and covers of all vehicles must be tightly closed so that the contents will not be exposed to view; at other times they must be kept closed as much as the nature of the work will permit. Any open truck, vehicle, trailer, or conveyance transporting garbage or containers of garbage must be adequately and securely covered with a tarpaulin at all times when the truck, vehicle, trailer, or conveyance is in motion.
D. 
Vehicles and containers. All vehicles and containers used by a collector of garbage must be thoroughly washed and disinfected, inside and outside, at least once a day. They must at all times be kept as clean and neat as possible and in a condition approved by the City Manager, or the City Manager's designee.
E. 
Manner of disposal. All garbage removed shall be disposed of in such manner as not to create a nuisance.
A. 
License required. Any hauler desiring to collect, transport or haul any solid waste materials for hire within the City of Auburn must obtain a license to do business from the City Clerk's Office as a prerequisite thereto.
B. 
Insurance. The hauler shall present to the City of Auburn and maintain therewith a current copy of his or its insurance binder governing his or its business operations within the State of New York, to the minimum requirements as may be established by the City Manager.
C. 
Applications and renewals. Application for a license, or renewal thereof, shall be filed with the City Clerk annually on a schedule to be set by the City Clerk, at which time all said permits previously issued shall become void.
D. 
Fees. Fees shall be set at least annually by the City Council through a budget resolution that adopts a consolidated fee schedule.
E. 
No person shall be issued a license or permit to transport or haul ashes, rubbish or refuse for hire within the City in an open truck, vehicle, trailer or conveyance unless said ashes, rubbish or refuse is adequately covered with a tarpaulin at all times when the truck, vehicle, trailer or conveyance is in motion.
The City of Auburn, through its City Manager, may place any additional conditions and/or restrictions on the granting of a license which it deems necessary or advisable and in the best interest of the City, as determined by the City Manager.
The City Manager of the City of Auburn retains the right to revoke a license to collect, transport or haul solid waste within the City or to dispose of solid waste at its Transfer Station at any time for a violation of this chapter.