7-13-4107. Protection of private waste disposal service in municipality. A municipality, as of January 1, 1979, that receives garbage and solid waste disposal services from a private motor carrier authorized by the public service commission to provide that service may not, by ordinance or otherwise, elect to provide exclusive garbage and solid waste service unless the municipality pays the private motor carrier fair market value for the carrier's equipment or unless the municipality delays commencing the public service for a period of 5 years from the date of the decision by the municipality to provide the garbage and solid waste services. The private motor carrier must be given notice of the decision by the municipality to provide exclusive garbage and solid waste services no later than 10 days after the decision has been made by the municipality.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 448, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 572, Ch. 61, L. 2007.