5-2-2: AUTHORITY AND APPLICABILITY:

   A.   Pursuant to chapter 44, title 31, and chapter 74, title 39, Idaho Code, the board of Ada County commissioners has the authority and duty to establish sanitary standards and a method of collection and disposal of waste for the promotion of individual and community health and the prevention of the outbreak and spread of dangerous, contagious and infectious disease.

   B.   Through this chapter, the board intends to establish a comprehensive countywide system for the proper handling of all solid waste, including recyclable materials, originating from residential, commercial, agricultural and industrial operations, and other sources, to prevent land, air and water pollution, insect and rodent infestation, the creation of fire hazards, and to conserve the natural, economic and energy resources of the county.

   C.   These regulations shall apply to all lands within the unincorporated territory of Ada County and to incorporated areas where the board has entered into agreements with the governing bodies of such areas. It shall be unlawful hereafter in such areas to keep, collect, haul, transport or dispose of waste except as herein provided.

   D.   Should any section, clause or provision of this chapter be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this chapter as a whole or any part thereof, other than the part so declared to be invalid, each section, clause and provision hereof being declared severable. (Ord. 577, 3-22-2005)