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U B ?pct for use by residents to dispose of household solid waste at no charge subject to the rules hereinafter set forth. These containers shall be emptied at least once each week and their contents taken to the County Landfill. Section 8 - USE OF COUNTY SOLID WASTE CONTAINERS Persons using the County Solid Waste Containers must comply with the following rules for depositing household solid waste in these containers. A. Household solid wastes should be gagged before it is placed in containers. B. Burning or flammable material must not be placed in containers. C. Heavy objects are not allowed in containers. D. No building material, bricks, lumber, tree trimmings, stumps, logs, animal carcasses, animal wastes, appliances, furniture, auto parts, industrial wastes, agricultural wastes and the like shall be placed in containers. This type material, if acceptable, shall be taken to the County Landfill or otherwise disposed of in a manner approved by the Lee County Health Department. E. Solid Waste shall not be dumped on top of the container or on the ground around the container. F. The Lee County Commissioners hereby offer a $200.00 reward for the arrest and conviction of anyone found guilty of burning garbage containers in Lee County. G. There shall be no salvaging of any materials from any solid waste containers. Violation of any of the above provisions 'shall constitute a violation of this ordinance. Section 9 - PENALTY A. Pursuant to Articles 6 and 15, Chapter 153A of the General Statutes of North Carolina and this Lee County Ordinance each violation of any part of this ordinance will constitute a separate offense and any person in violation of the ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both, for each offense, and each day's continuing violation shall be a separate and distinct offense. B. In addition to the provisions of the foregoing subsection this ordinance may be enforced by an appropriate equitable remedy as authorized by any of the provisions of G. S. 153A-123.