[Ord. No. 30, §1, 1-21-1986]
No person, firm or corporation shall operate or establish, or permit the operation or establishment of any garbage, refuse, rubbish or waste disposal ground or sanitary landfill upon any land within the Town of Slaughterville, owned, possessed or controlled by such person, firm or corporation without having first obtained a license from the Town of Slaughterville and having met all of the criteria for the issuance of a license as set forth herein.
[Ord. No. 30, §2, 1-21-1986]
The application for a license described in §1 shall be on a form prescribed by the Town of Slaughterville and shall be submitted to the Town Clerk. The application shall be accompanied by a non-refundable license application fee in the sum of $5,000.
[Ord. No. 30, §3, 1-21-1986]
The following shall constitute minimum requirements for the operation or establishment of a garbage refuse, rubbish or waste disposal ground or sanitary landfill, to-wit:
A. 
The tract of land upon which such waste disposal or sanitary landfill is to be operated or established shall be a minimum size of 80 acres; said tract shall be in a single parcel.
B. 
Said waste disposal or sanitary landfill shall not be located any closer than 1/2 mile from any school, church or structures used or intended for use as a residential structure. This requirement can be varied by the Board of Trustees of the town Slaughterville if the board determines that a variance will not endanger the life, liberty, peace, health, morals or welfare of the citizens of the town.
C. 
An applicant must publish notice of their application in a newspaper of general circulation in the town once a week for two weeks preceding board consideration thereof.
D. 
The application shall be considered at the next regular meeting following the notice requirements provided herein.
E. 
The applicant shall provide the Town of Slaughterville with notification of all proceedings before federal and state regulatory agencies pertaining to any and all permitting processes required by applicable federal and state regulatory agencies.
F. 
The applicant shall fully comply with the licensing and permitting requirements of all applicable federal and state regulatory agencies.
G. 
Prior to the issuance of any license, the applicant shall deposit with the Town Clerk a cash amount of $5,000 as security for the compliance with all requirements of this ordinance by the applicant, its agents and employees during the establishing and construction of the landfill. When construction has been completed in compliance with this ordinance, the $5,000 cash amount shall be refunded.
1. 
Thereafter licensee shall pay the sum of $600 on or before January 1st of each year of operation as an annual license fee to cover the cost of issuring proper operation of the landfill.
2. 
Prior to the issuance of any license, the applicant shall also deposit a copy of an insurance policy of a corporate insurer licensed to do business in the State of Oklahoma, in an amount not less than $300,000 for each occurrence; and such policy shall:
a) 
Contain coverage for contamination or pollution of surface or subterranean streams, watercourses, lakes or public or private water supplies;
b) 
Be conditioned for payment of all damages due to injury to persons or damage to property resulting from the construction operation or maintenance of the proposed landfill or any structure, machinery, equipment, or appurtenances used in connection therewith;
c) 
Include the Town of Slaughterville as an additional insured.
3. 
Said insurance policy or policies shall not be cancelled without written notice to the Town Clerk at least 30 lays prior to the effective date of such cancellation. In the event said policy or policies are cancelled, the license granted shall immediately thereupon terminate without any action on the part of the Town Clerk or Board of Trustees and licensee’s rights to operation shall cease until licensee files additional insurance as provided herein. Operations may not begin until insurance policy or policies have been approved.
4. 
Said insurance policy or policies shall not be allowed to expire. In the event said policy or policies do expire, the license granted shall immediately thereupon terminate without any action on the part of the Town Clerk or Board of Trustees, and the licensee’s rights to operation shall cease until the licensee files additional insurance as provided herein.
5. 
If said insurance policy or policies are cancelled or allowed to expire, the Town Clerk shall notify the electric company of the violation and service to the landfill operation shall be discontinued immediately. If no electric service is provided to the site then a injunction will be filed immediately.
[Ord. No. 30, §4, 1-21-1986]
The provisions of this ordinance may be enforced by any affected person through injunctive proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction. For the purpose of this section, the word person shall include, but not be limited to, the Town of Slaughterville, Oklahoma.
[Ord. No. 79, §1, 4-17-2007]
The definitions of words, terms and phrases contained in the Solid Waste Management Act as fully set forth in Tit 27A O.S., Chapter 2, Article X, are hereby adopted; in addition thereto, the following words and terms shall be defined as follows:
LITTER
Any garbage, refuse, rubbish, street cleanings, paper, wrappings, styrofoam, plastics, cardboard, tin cans, or crockery and similar materials referred to as rubbish or trash.
SOLID WASTE
All putrescible and nonputrescible refuse in solid, semisolid, or liquid form including, but not limited to, garbage, rubbish, household trash, incinerator residue, street refuse, appliances, used motor oil, demolition wastes, construction wastes, solid or semisolid commercial and industrial wastes including explosives, biomedical wastes, chemical wastes, radioactive materials, herbicide and pesticide wastes. The term "solid waste" shall not include the following, so long as the same are kept in an orderly fashion and are not a nuisance:
A. 
Useable materials that are for the sole use of the property owner;
B. 
Vehicles that are for the sole use of the property owner; and
C. 
Organic composting.
TRASH
Any refuse, litter, paper, diapers, rubbish, offal, waste, or other matter of any kind or form which is uncared for, discarded or abandoned.
[Ord. No. 79, §2, 4-17-2007]
All persons shall dispose of solid waste, trash and/or litter in a Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) permitted facility. No owner, lessee or other person shall dispose of any solid waste, trash and/or litter upon his or her own property or upon the property of another whether the owner agrees to such disposal or not. All such disposal shall be deemed a nuisance and a hazard to the public health and environment and shall be abated as provided in § 13-101 et seq.
[Ord. No. 79, §3, 4-17-2007]
No person shall burn any solid waste, trash or litter, whether in a barrel, in a trash pile, or otherwise. The burning shall be deemed a nuisance and a hazard to the public health and environment and shall be abated as provided in the zoning ordinance.
[Ord. No. 79, §4, 4-17-2007]
It shall be unlawful for any person, owner, lessee or others to create, maintain, or allow a nuisance to remain on premises under his or her control within the Town of Slaughterville. The town Board of Trustees has the power to determine what is and what shall constitute a nuisance within the town limits for the protection of the public health, parks, streams, public ways, water supply and the environment. Any nuisance shall be abated pursuant to the terms of the zoning ordinance, or as otherwise allowed by law.
[Ord. No. 79, §5, 4-17-2007]
This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the Slaughterville, Oklahoma, "Trash Ordinance".
[Ord. No. 79, §6, 4-17-2007]
Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed the limits established by state Law. Each day upon which such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
[Ord. No. 79, §8, 4-17-2007]
This ordinance shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer/inspector, or a designated representative acting at the direction of the town Board of Trustees. The Code Enforcement Officer has the right to go onto a citizen’s premises for the purpose of inspecting the property to be able to determine compliance with the town’s ordinances.