Buckeye, AZ Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Max fine
- $2,500 per offense
- Max jail time
- 6 months
- Continuing violation
- Each day is separate offense
- Applies to
- Public and private property
Summary
Dumping refuse, animal waste, or other objectionable material on public or private property in Buckeye is a class 1 misdemeanor punishable by up to $2,500 and six months in jail.
It is unlawful for any person to dump, scatter or place, or cause to be dumped, scattered or placed, any refuse, human or animal body waste or other objectionable materials upon any public or private property except as specifically permitted by the city code or at a disposal site that has received all permits required by applicable state and local law and that is authorized to accept the waste to be disposed.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 22 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Buckeye's littering ordinance doubles as its illegal-dumping law: Sec. 10-3-5 makes it unlawful to dump, scatter, or place refuse, human or animal waste, or other objectionable material on any public or private property, unless city code specifically allows it or the material goes to a permitted disposal site authorized to accept it. Because the code sets no separate penalty for this offense, it falls under the citywide default in Sec. 1-7-1, a class 1 misdemeanor carrying up to a $2,500 fine and six months in jail, with each day the violation continues counted as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Dumping, scattering, or placing refuse or waste on public or private property without a permit or the owner's consent violates Sec. 10-3-5; each day the dumped material remains is treated as a separate offense under Sec. 1-7-1.
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