(a)

1. (1) All collection and transportation systems shall meet the conditions outlined below.
2. (2) Failure to comply with these conditions may result in a revocation of the hauler license.

(c) Solid wastes shall be:

1. (1) Collected and transported so as to prevent:

   1. (A) Public health hazards;
   2. (B) Environmental hazards;
   3. (C) Safety hazards; and
   4. (D) Nuisances; and
2. (2) Kept in a sanitary condition.

(d)

1. (1) Collection and transportation equipment shall be designed and constructed so as to be leak-proof.
2. (2) The waste shall be suitably enclosed or covered so as to prevent roadside littering, attraction of vectors, or creation of other nuisances, in accordance with the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission, Solid Waste Management Rules, 8 CAR pt. 60.

3. (3) This means that vehicles must have either:

   1. (A) Enclosed waste storage areas; or
   2. (B) For vehicles with open waste storage areas, such as caged pickups, they must be tarped when traveling in excess of thirty-five miles per hour (35 m.p.h.).
4. (4) Haulers should require customers to utilize animal-resistant containers and bags of suitable strength to reduce tearing and spilling of litter.

(g)

1. (1) All vehicles hauling solid waste within the Faulkner County Regional Solid Waste Management District shall display the registration sticker issued by the district near the driver’s side door and in plain sight.
2. (2) In addition, beginning January 1, 2007, all licensed vehicles must display both the business name and phone number in letters no less than two inches (2”) high on both sides of the vehicle.

(h)

1. (1) Service shall be provided at a minimum of once a week (commercial haulers).
2. (2) Haulers may skip hauling on major holidays, provided they provide service to those customers affected during that week.
3. (3) Customers should be provided a minimum of two (2) weeks’ notice of any change in collection schedule.
4. (4) Inclement weather may excuse haulers from this provision.

(i)

1. (1) Haulers are responsible for cleaning up any spills and/or loose trash caused by the hauler.

2. (2)

   1. (A) Haulers may provide service in any zone they wish.
   2. (B) When licensing, haulers will be required to indicate in which zones they wish to provide service.
   3. (C)

(i) A hauler who indicates that they provide service in a zone must provide service to any customer within that zone that requests it, unless that hauler can show good cause why they will not.

1. (ii) Good cause may be a history of failing to pay bills or other dispute between the customer and hauler.

   1. (iii) The location of the customer will not be considered good cause.