Illegal dumping in Lehigh County is a state crime. Under 18 Pa.C.S. § 6501, scattering rubbish or dumping waste on roads, others' land, or waters of the Commonwealth is a summary offense carrying a $50–$300 fine plus mandatory cleanup for a first violation.
Pennsylvania's illegal-dumping statute, 18 Pa.C.S. § 6501 (Scattering rubbish), applies countywide and is enforced by police and local code officers. It covers causing waste paper, sweepings, ashes, household waste, glass, metal, refuse or rubbish, or any dangerous or detrimental substance, to be deposited upon any road, street, highway, alley or railroad right-of-way, upon the land of another, or into the waters of the Commonwealth. A first offense is a summary offense; a second or subsequent offense is a misdemeanor of the third degree. Allentown also enforces dumping through its Solid Waste and property-maintenance codes.
A first offense is a summary offense punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $300, mandatory litter cleanup of 5 to 30 hours within six months, or up to 90 days' imprisonment, or both.
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