Unincorporated Lake County has a dedicated Illegal Dumping ordinance (Chapter 99) plus a Littering chapter (Chapter 97). Statewide, Indiana bans open dumping of solid waste (IC 13-30-2-1) and makes leaving refuse on another's property littering, a Class B infraction (IC 35-45-3-2).
Lake County's Code of Ordinances includes Chapter 99 (Illegal Dumping) covering purpose, definitions, susceptible areas, enforcement, violations, and penalties and Chapter 97 (Littering), addressing littering, definitions, and use of a vehicle to litter. These target dumping and refuse on public or private land in unincorporated areas. Statewide, IC 13-30-2-1 prohibits a person from 'dump[ing] or caus[ing] or allow[ing] the open dumping of garbage or of any other solid waste in violation of rules adopted by the board,' and IC 35-45-3-2 makes it littering, a Class B infraction, to leave refuse on another's property except in a provided container (elevated to a Class A infraction near protected waters).
Littering under IC 35-45-3-2 is a Class B infraction (up to $1,000; Class A near DNR/Corps waters). County Chapter 99/97 violations carry local fines and cleanup/abatement costs; illegal solid-waste dumping is enforceable under IC 13-30.
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