Bannock County, ID Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- First offense fine
- $75 fixed infraction
- Second offense fine
- $100 fixed infraction
- Third+ offense
- Misdemeanor, up to $1,000/6 months
- Civil damages
- Up to 3x actual cleanup cost
- Enforcer
- Law enforcement or landfill personnel
Summary
Dumping solid waste anywhere in unincorporated Bannock County besides the Fort Hall Mine Road landfill or the McCammon transfer site is unlawful. A first infraction costs a flat $75 fine, and repeat violations escalate to a misdemeanor with up to $1,000 and six months in jail.
A.No person shall throw, deposit or permit to accumulate any solid waste in any building or on any premises, improved or vacant, or any lot or area either public or private, within unincorporated Bannock County, except at the Bannock County landfill located on Fort Hall Mine Road, and the McCammon transfer site, so that it is or is likely:1.To attract flies or fly breeding;2.To afford food or harborage for rodents;3.To be a source of noxious or offensive odors or conditions inimical to public interest or health;4.To render vehicle or pedestrian unsafe;5.To pose a threat of pollution to ground or surface water. ... An initial violation of this chapter constituting an infraction shall be punishable by a fixed and set fine of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) when the violator has not previously been convicted of a violation of this chapter. ... In addition to the criminal penalties for violation of this chapter, civil damages in the amount of three times the actual damage, may be imposed upon any person, firm or corporation who dumps or discards solid waste at any waste disposal site, outside of regular business hours.
Full Breakdown
Bannock County Code Section 8.08.060(A) bans throwing, depositing or allowing solid waste to accumulate in any building, on any premises (improved or vacant), or on any public or private lot, unless it goes to the county landfill on Fort Hall Mine Road or the McCammon transfer site. The prohibition specifically targets waste that attracts flies, harbors rodents, creates noxious odors, endangers pedestrians or vehicles, or threatens ground or surface water. Section 8.08.080 sets the penalty ladder: any law enforcement agent, landfill personnel, or other board designee can enforce the chapter.
A first violation is an infraction carrying a fixed $75 fine; a second infraction by the same violator jumps to $100. After two infraction convictions within 24 months, every subsequent violation is charged as a misdemeanor, punishable by up to $1,000 and up to six months in the county jail, and each day of a continuing violation counts as a separate offense. Beyond the criminal fine, the county can seek civil damages equal to three times the actual cleanup cost against anyone who dumps or discards waste at a disposal site outside regular business hours, with that money funding the cleanup and restoration of the land plus ongoing enforcement of the chapter. The county may also abate a violation itself and bill the landowner, and unpaid abatement charges accrue as property taxes after 180 days.
Violations & Fines
First infraction: $75 fixed fine. Second infraction: $100 fixed fine. Third and later violations within 24 months: misdemeanor, up to $1,000 fine and up to 6 months in jail. Civil damages up to 3x actual cleanup cost may also apply, plus county abatement billed to the landowner.
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