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SECTION 7. Chapter 20, article 3 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "Section 20- . Facility for disposal of compostables or recvclables unavailable. In the event that a container for compostable or recyclable material is unavailable at any designated transfer station or disposal facility at a landfill a commercial hauler disposing of these materials in a container for landfill waste shall not be penalized." SECTION 8. Chapter 20, article 5, section 20-43, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 20-43. Acceptance of refuse for disposal; restrictions. (a) Acceptance at landfills or other similar disposal areas. (1) Any person having any nonprohibited rubbish, unburnable material, or refuse, excluding garbage, in the County, which is not acceptable at a transfer station, is authorized by the department to enter into and properly deposit such material into the designated area of the landfill on any day during the normal working hours of the landfill. All permitted materials, when properly deposited, shall be accepted by the department. (2) Any person having any large or bulky material, such as a car, water heater or properly altered stove or refrigerator which does not contain any garbage, refuse, swill or any other rubbish at the time of disposal, is authorized by the department to enter into and properly deposit such material into the designated area of the landfill on any weekday during the normal working hours of the landfill. All permitted materials, when properly deposited, shall be accepted by the department. (3) Any person having any small dead animal, such as a dog or cat, as well as garbage, is authorized by the department to enter into and properly deposit such material into the designated area of the landfill from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Permitted small dead animals and garbage, when properly deposited, shall be accepted by the department. (4) Any unauthorized person entering into the landfill during nonworking hours or for purposes other than that permitted in this section shall be considered to be a trespasser, and shall be subject to the penalties of this article. (b) Acceptance at transfer stations. (1) Owner or occupant disposal of household refuse compostables, and recvclables at transfer stations: All acceptable household refuse, including [ i,,.,,b ber-y and yar- tri m =gs,] compostables and other recvclables, [deposited , rite eontai] shall be accepted by the County for disposal on any day during normal working hours of the station. No item shall exceed four feet in any dimension or weigh more than fifty pounds. (lB There shall be no chargee for owner or occupant disposal of landfill refuse. (2) Commercial disposal of refuse at transfer stations. Commercial haulers di playing a valid permit for use of County -funded transfer stations are not prohibited from disposing of source separated materials at designated El