Columbia Issuance; vehicle sticker or plate ordinance (§ 13-209)
Chapter 13: Licenses, Permits and Miscellaneous Business Regulations · Article VII. Waste Haulers
In short: Waste haulers must keep the city-issued sticker or plate on each licensed hauling vehicle at all times for the license to be valid. The license tax is based on the number of hauling vehicles covered, whether or not they are in operation.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
After any applicant has been granted the license required by this article and after the applicant has filed the required policy or bond with the business license administrator, the business license administrator shall, upon payment of the license tax, which shall be determined by the number of waste hauling vehicles covered by the
license, whether in actual operation or not, issue and deliver such license to the applicant, together with a sticker or plate for each waste hauling vehicle covered by the license, which sticker or plate must be maintained on the vehicle at all times for the license to be in force and effect.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 13-209
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.