Columbia Amount of license tax; reduced fee ordinance (§ 13-207)
Chapter 13: Licenses, Permits and Miscellaneous Business Regulations · Article VII. Waste Haulers
In short: Waste haulers must pay an annual license tax of $10.00 for one hauling vehicle and $5.00 for each additional vehicle. If the license is granted after the seventh month of the license year, those fees are reduced by 50 percent.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
Every person engaging in, operating or conducting the activities of waste hauler shall pay therefor an annual license tax of ten dollars ($10.00) for one (1) waste hauling vehicle used in such activity and five dollars ($5.00) for each additional vehicle used in such activity; provided, however, that if any license is granted after the seventh month of the license year, the above fees shall be reduced fifty (50) percent.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 13-207
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.