Columbia Unauthorized hauling of garbage ordinance (§ 22-165)
Chapter 22: Public Works and Improvements · Article IV. Refuse Collection
In short: Only city agents may haul garbage from any location in the city. The exception is a garbage generator that hauled its own with the director's written permission before April 7, 2003, which may keep taking it from its point of origin to a properly licensed disposal site.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, other than an agent of the city, to haul, convey, carry or transport any garbage from any location within the city.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), any generator of garbage that had been hauling its own garbage with the written permission of the director before April 7, 2003, shall be allowed to continue hauling its own garbage from its point of origin to a properly licensed disposal site.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 22-165
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.