Legal Opinion
Douglas Disposal, Inc. v. Wee Haul, LLC
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided November 8, 2007No. 44862PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By the Court, Saitta, L:
In this appeal, we examine whether a county is authorized, under its governmental police powers, to regulate construction waste, and particularly whether Douglas County properly enacted an ordinance granting an exclusive franchise to appellant Douglas Disposal, Inc. (Disposal), for construction waste collection and disposal within the county. Since we conclude that construction waste regulation falls within the County’s police powers, we next examine whether an exclusive franchise agreement for construction waste collection and disposal violates the dormant…
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