{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"38790","citation":"Gov. Code, § 38790","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES [34000. - 45345.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4"},{"name":"DIVISION 3. OFFICERS [36501. - 41805.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4/division-3"},{"name":"PART 2. LEGISLATIVE BODY [36801. - 40592.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4/division-3/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 10. Health and Safety [38600. - 38794.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4/division-3/part-2/chapter-10"},{"name":"ARTICLE 7. Miscellaneous [38790. - 38794.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4/division-3/part-2/chapter-10/article-7"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.","effective":null,"html":"<p>By gift, purchase, or condemnation any city may acquire land within the county where the city is located for garbage disposal sites and rights of way for roadways to the site. “Garbage” includes:</p><p>(a) Animal, fruit, and vegetable refuse.</p><p>(b) Offal.</p><p>(c) Leaves and cuttings, trimmings from trees, shrubs, and grass.</p><p>(d) Inorganic refuse and rubbish.</p><p>(e) Anything thrown away as worthless.</p>","text":"By gift, purchase, or condemnation any city may acquire land within the county where the city is located for garbage disposal sites and rights of way for roadways to the site. “Garbage” includes: (a) Animal, fruit, and vegetable refuse. (b) Offal. (c) Leaves and cuttings, trimmings from trees, shrubs, and grass. (d) Inorganic refuse and rubbish. (e) Anything thrown away as worthless.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/miscellaneous-38790","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}