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Article 3. Disposal Requirements. Section 20-03-01. Disposal of solid waste. Every owner or occupant of any residence or business or premises within the County shall dispose of solid waste in a County approved SWD facility in accordance with department rules. Section 20-03-02. Permit required for solid waste disposal. (a) Every business, government agency, religious entity or nonprofit organization shall first obtain a disposal permit issued by the director and make payment of the permit fee as required before disposing of solid waste at any SWD facility. (b) An application for a disposal permit shall be submitted to the director on a form furnished by the department. (c) The director may suspend or revoke a disposal permit, in accordance with department rules, for the following reasons: (1) Failure to pay any disposal charges or special handling fees when due. (2) Failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter. (3) Failure to comply with disposal procedures and/or conditions established by the department. Section 20-03-03. Prohibition; disposition of abandoned or derelict vehicles. (a) No person shall leave, abandon, or place any wrecked or nonoperational automobile or construction equipment or part or portion of a wrecked or nonoperational automobile or construction equipment, or scrap iron, or other similar material, upon any part of a public highway, public property, or private property of another. (b) The department shall take into custody and dispose of abandoned or derelict vehicles in accordance with chapter 290, Hawai`i Revised Statutes. (c) The removal of abandoned or derelict vehicles shall be subject to the following: (1) The department shall only remove abandoned or derelict vehicles that are located on or within ten feet from the edge of any public or private road; (2) The department shall not remove abandoned or derelict vehicles from any area, if the director determines that the area is unsafe for a tow truck to traverse; and (3) All decisions to tow shall be subject to the discretion of the director. (d) The director shall develop and implement a public outreach program to educate residents, community associations, road corporations, tow companies, and the public about the disposition of abandoned or derelict vehicles including the procedures for reporting abandoned or derelict vehicles. (e) The department shall adopt rules regarding the disposition of abandoned or derelict vehicles, that are in accord with chapter 290, Hawai`i Revised Statutes. Section 20-03-04. Salvage of solid waste restricted. Any material delivered or deposited at a SWD facility shall become the property of the County. No person shall separate, collect, carry off, or dispose any article from any County SWD facility unless authorized to do so by the director. 10