The city council shall have the authority to direct the method of handling and storage of rubbish on public or private premises, to require the owner, lessee, or occupant of the premises to place the same at the most convenient place upon the premises, and if convenience in the collection thereof requires containers on premises for the handling thereof, the city council may require the same.
Minn. Stat. § 443.32
1945 c 185 s 7