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Approved Bear Resistant Garbage Can Enclosures

Image of Brown BearEl Dorado County Ordinance 4600 requires the installation of bear-resistant garbage can enclosures in conjunction with the construction of all new residential units on parcels that lie within the boundaries of the Silver Fork, Tahoe Truckee Unified, and Lake Tahoe Unified School Districts. Bear-resistant garbage can enclosures may also be required if the garbage collection and/or storage site has been inspected by our Department and determined to be a bear access problem. The ordinance is intended to enhance public health and safety by eliminating conditions that attract bears to inhabited areas.


A site plan that clearly designates the location and name of the bear-resistant garbage can enclosure must be approved by the Environmental Management Department. Bear-resistant garbage can enclosures shall be located 10 feet maximum from a county-maintained road or other roads if subject to garbage service pickup. The enclosures shall not be located within a road right of way or easement. The unit must be installed prior to final and/or occupancy approval for all new residential construction. Please contact your local hauler for more information.

  

Approved Bear Resistant Garbage Can Enclosure Vendors
Bear Saver
(800) 851-3887
https://bearsaver.com
Tahoe Bear Box 
PO Box 1345 
Carnelian Bay, CA 96140 
(530) 546-3154 
(530) 546-0662 Fax 
www.bearbox.org  



No Bear Can 
Purchase at Langenfield Ace Hardware     or manufacture: (775) 884-9353 
http://www.nobearcan.com/products.html
BEARSTOPPER
(209) 890-3345
www.bearstopper.com