PHS.2.2.010 General Definitions

Any term not defined in this section shall be given its ordinary meaning. The following terms, wherever used in this ordinance, shall be construed to apply as follows, except where the context indicates otherwise:

(a) "Citizen" means an enrolled member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians.

(b) "Collector" means any person or business who collects and transports solid waste and recyclable materials.

(c) "Garbage" means animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and/or consumption of foods.

(d) "Hazardous Solid Waste" means any substance or combination of substances including any waste of a solid, semi-solid, liquid, or gaseous form which may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness, or which may pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics. This term includes, but is not limited to, substances which are toxic, radioactive, corrosive, flammable, irritants, strong sensitizers, pesticides, and explosives.

(e) "Incinerator" means a facility where the process of burning solid, semi-solid or gaseous combustible wastes to an inoffensive gas or a residue containing little or no combustible material.

(f) "Non-Recyclable Material" means pyrex glass, window glass, light bulbs, mirrors, broken glass, china, styrofoam and melamine type plastics, waxed paper, waxed cardboard, envelopes with gummed labels, glossy paper, magazines, envelopes with plastic windows, garbage, rubbish, telephone directories, bottle or jar caps and any materials for which there is no destination point for reclamation or processing.

(g) "Open Burning" means any fire wherein the products of combustion are emitted directly into the outdoor atmosphere and are not directed through a stack or chimney, incinerator, or other similar device.

(h) "Public Nuisance" means the disposal of solid waste materials in such a manner which is offensive to the surrounding community which affects the general health, welfare, and peace.

(i) "Recyclable Material" means brown, clear, and green container glass, aluminum cans, plastic containers with #1 or #2 inside a triangle on the bottom, corrugated cardboard, newspaper, and any material for which there is a destination point named for reclamation or processing.

(j) "Regulations" means any conservation regulation contained within this ordinance.

(k) "Reservation" or "Reservation Lands" means those lands, including the beds of any streams and flowages, located within the exterior boundaries of the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation lands as well as off-reservation lands under the jurisdiction and purview of the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe.

(l) "Rubbish" means combustible and non-combustible refuse, including paper, wood, metal, glass, cloth, litter, yard waste, ashes, lumber, and concrete.

(m) "Tribe" means the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

(n) "Tribal Attorney(s)" means the tribal attorney(s) employed by the Lac Courte Oreilles Legal Department, whom are in charge of and responsible for the prosecution of citations relating to Conservation.

(o) "Tribal Conservation Department" or "Department" means the conservation department of the Tribe.

(p) "Tribal Court" means the court of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

(q) "Tribal Governing Board" means the Tribal Governing Board of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

(r) "Solid Waste" means all garbage, refuse, rubbish, trash, construction and demolition materials, yard waste, dead animals, and solid materials generated from residential, commercial, and industrial activities. Solid waste does not include hazardous waste and human body waste.

(s) "White Goods" means household appliance such as refrigerator, stove, air conditioner, washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, etc.