§340A-2  Ownership of solid waste. Unless otherwise provided by county ordinance or federal regulation, the ownerof solid waste shall be:

(1)  The generator of the solid waste until the solidwaste is collected;

(2)  The collector until the solid waste is depositedwith an operator;

(3)  In the absence of a collector, the generator ofthe 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]