§ 15-5.1. Declaration of legislative intent and determination of applicability.  


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  • (a)

    Intent. It is the intent of the Board of County Commissioners of Miami-Dade County, Florida, to conserve Class I landfill space and to enhance the County's ability to manage the delivery volume of and disposal of yard trash. To this end, this section is hereby created and shall be known as the "Yard Trash Management Ordinance."

    (b)

    Applicability. This ordinance shall apply to the incorporated and unincorporated areas, and in the unincorporated areas shall be enforced by Miami-Dade County, and in the incorporated areas shall be enforced by the municipalities, unless the County and municipality agree, in writing, that the County will enforce this ordinance within the municipality. Any municipality may establish and enforce its own ordinance provided such ordinance is equivalent to or more stringent than the provisions of this ordinance.

(Ord. No. 91-95, § 6, 9-16-91; Ord. No. 02-166, § 24, 9-19-02)