Legal Opinion
Ben Oehrleins & Sons & Daughter, Inc. v. Hennepin County
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1997No. 96-2120, 96-2170PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the authority of a local government to regulate the flow and disposal of solid waste. Hennepin County, Minnesota, enacted a “flow control” regulation (“Ordinance 12”) that required most County waste to be delivered to County-designated transfer stations or processing facilities. The County later suspended enforcement of Ordinance 12 with respect to waste destined for disposal outside of Minnesota, but continued to require all waste remaining in the state to go to the designated facilities. Local and out-of-state waste haulers, landfills, and residential…
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