Dumping litter in Seminole County is illegal under Florida's litter law (FS 403.413). Small dumping is a civil fine; over 15 pounds is a first-degree misdemeanor and over 500 pounds a third-degree felony. Burning or burying waste off-site is also unlawful.
Florida Statute 403.413 makes it unlawful for any person to dump litter in any manner or amount on public or private land or waters. Penalties scale by volume: up to 15 pounds/27 cubic feet is a noncriminal infraction ($150 civil penalty); 15–500 pounds/27–100 cubic feet is a first-degree misdemeanor; over 500 pounds/100 cubic feet or any commercial-purpose or hazardous dumping is a third-degree felony. Seminole County's Chapter 235 separately makes it unlawful to burn or bury waste except at a county-designated facility or under valid state permits.
First-tier litter is a $150 civil penalty; larger dumping is prosecuted as a first-degree misdemeanor or third-degree felony under FS 403.413, alongside county code-enforcement action.
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