§340A-2 Ownership of solid waste. Unless otherwise provided by county ordinance or federal regulation, the owner of solid waste shall be:
(1) The generator of the solid waste until the solid waste is collected;
(2) The collector until the solid waste is deposited with an operator;
(3) In the absence of a collector, the generator of the solid waste until the solid waste is deposited with an operator; or
(4) The operator upon acceptance of the solid waste. [L 1976, c 184, pt of §2; am L 1982, c 19, §1]