§ 2-16-1. Authority to adopt rules and regulations.  


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  • The Board of County Commissioners of Manatee County is authorized to adopt reasonable rules and regulations found to be necessary for the protection of public health, covering the storage, collection, transportation and disposal of solid waste; to create service areas for solid waste collection and disposal; to create a unified county solid waste collection and disposal system; to implement recycling programs for the collection and disposition of recyclable materials and to expend revenues of the county solid waste system to effectuate such programs; and to prescribe and collect fees for solid waste collection and disposal under the authority of Florida Statutes, Section 125.01. Any person violating any of the provisions of the county's rules or regulations shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as otherwise provided by law (Laws of Fla., Ch. 2000-403).

(Ord. No. 16-45 , § 3, 11-15-16)