§ 46-1. Authorized public dump sites.

(a)

It shall be unlawful within the political confines of the county, to do or cause to be done at any public and authorized garbage disposal site in the county the following acts and misdeeds:

(1)

The intentional setting fire or otherwise destroying or damaging garbage container structures located at the dump site including dumpsters, barrels, or cans used at the site for storage and disposal by the public of garbage.

(2)

The disposal at authorized county dump sites of commercial refuse including, but not limited to, yarns, machine parts, metal working filings, chemicals, or other industrial parts or refuse, nor shall there be disposal at such sites of dirt, gravel, tree stumps, or animal carcasses.

(3)

Any individual rummaging or sorting through refuse and garbage at any county dump site or sanitary land fill for the purpose of retrieval of salvageable parts or goods.

(b)

County dump sites as described in this section shall be determined to be those sites identified by county signage and maintained by the board of commissioners wherein the public may, consistent with the rules and regulations now or hereafter enacted by the board of commissioners, deposit household garbage and refuse only.

(c)

Each individual offense under this section shall be punished as provided in section 1-9.

(d)

Jurisdiction over violations of this section shall be in the magistrate court of the county for all determinations of guilt or innocence as well as punishment as provided for by this section.

(Ord. of 7-24-1990)