Columbia Supervision of waste hauling activities ordinance (§ 13-187)
Chapter 13: Licenses, Permits and Miscellaneous Business Regulations · Article VII. Waste Haulers
In short: Anyone hauling food waste, privy or septic tank contents, or manure must follow the city director's instructions on when, how and where it is removed. The director is responsible for supervising that removal.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
It shall be the duty of the director to supervise or cause to be supervised the removal of food waste, the contents of privies, the contents of septic tanks and manure, and all persons licensed or engaging in the activities of waste hauler shall be subject to the director's direction to time, manner and place of removal.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 13-187
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.