Dumping litter or solid waste anywhere but an approved site — including within 300 feet of a highway, on a right-of-way, or into coastal or inland water — is a crime under Health & Safety Code Chapter 365, punished from a Class C misdemeanor up to a state jail felony
Cameron County actively enforces the Texas Litter Abatement Act. Under Health & Safety Code § 365.012, a person commits an offense by disposing of, receiving for disposal, or transporting litter or solid waste to a place that is not an approved solid-waste site. Penalties scale by amount: five pounds/five gallons or less is a Class C misdemeanor (fine up to $500); more than five pounds but under 500 pounds (or 5 to 100 cubic feet) is a Class B misdemeanor; 500 to under 1,000 pounds is a Class A misdemeanor; and 1,000 pounds or 200 cubic feet or more is a state jail felony. Courts must also order community service.
Class C (up to $500) through state jail felony by weight/volume; mandatory community service in addition to any fine, plus cleanup responsibility.
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