It is unlawful for any person to dump, collect, remove or in any manner dispose of garbage, recyclables or organics upon any street, alley, public place or private property within the city. It is further unlawful for the person, firm or corporation conducting any hotel, restaurant or other public eating place to deposit, throw, or place swill or other refuse food matter in a lane, alley, street, or other public place, or to deposit, throw or place any swill upon any private property regardless of ownership, unless the swill is enclosed in vessels or tanks of a type approved by the director of the public works department, and which covers shall not be removed except when absolutely necessary for the depositing and removal of swill. Such vessels or tanks shall be kept in the rear of the premises or in the basement, or other place authorized by the director of the public works department so as to be readily accessible for collection, and shall not be kept upon the street, alley, sidewalk or other public place. All such tanks or vessels shall be promptly delivered to the collector when called for and shall be returned by the collector without unnecessary delay, and no person, except for purposes of collection under the terms of this chapter, shall in any manner interfere with the vessels or tanks or the contents thereof. (Ord. 2172 § 1, 2015; Ord. 2118 § 1, 2013; Ord. 1826 § 1, 2000; Ord. 575 § 7, 1970).