§ 22-4. Disposal of refuse and garbage generally.  


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  • (a)

    It shall be unlawful for any person to dump or to cause to be dumped any garbage, refuse, litter, junk, appliances, equipment, cans, bottles, paper, lumber, trees, tree limbs, brush or parts thereof anywhere in the unincorporated area of the county except as may be permitted by county regulations at the incinerator or sanitary landfills operated by the county without the expressed approval by action of the board of commissioners under such terms and conditions as may be invoked from time to time by the board.

    (b)

    The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not apply to the dumping on private property with the owner's permission of sand, dirt, broken dirt, blocks, broken pavement or other suitable material for use as a fill to raise the elevation of the land, provided it is not maintained in an unsightly condition and provided the owner or owners of the property on which such material is dumped agrees to level such dumped material with appropriate grading equipment and assess the cost thereof against the real property on which such material was dumped.

    (c)

    If any of the matter or material dumped in violation of the provisions of subsection (a) of this section can be identified as having last belonged to, been in the possession of, sent to or received by, or to have been the property of any person prior to its being dumped as prohibited therein, this identification shall be presumed to be prima facie evidence that the owner dumped or caused to be dumped such matter and material in violation of this chapter.

    (d)

    For information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person violating the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of any state law prohibiting the dumping of garbage, refuse or litter on any public or private property within the county, the board shall pay a reward in the amount established by action of the board of commissioners, a copy of which is on file in the office of the clerk of the board of commissioners, to the person furnishing such information leading to such arrest and conviction and such monies as may be a necessary cost of the operation and administration of the county government.

    (e)

    All compactors containing combustible materials emptied at a county disposal facility will pay the price per ton established in section 22-33 of this chapter.

(Code 1976, § 6-3011)