Volusia County, FL Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Core prohibition
- Dumping on others' land or in ditches/parks banned
- Hauling
- Hauling waste without a franchise is prohibited
- State law tie-in
- Incorporates Florida Litter Law, F.S. § 403.413
- Residential mirror
- Same ban repeated for residential land, Sec. 106-97
- Enforcement basis
- Enforced via Sec. 1-7 general penalty
- Penalty
- Fine up to $500 plus 60 days jail
Summary
Volusia County makes it unlawful to dump solid waste on another's property, in streets, ditches, ponds, or parks, or to let waste accumulate on a lot for an unreasonable time, and Sec. 106-41 folds Florida's Litter Law directly into the county's own enforcement power.
(a)It shall be unlawful and an offense against the county for any unauthorized person to do any of the following:(1)To place, or cause to be placed, any solid waste upon the property of another.(2)To convey or cause to be conveyed over and upon any of the streets, highways and alleys of the county any solid waste without a franchise unless exempt, as may be required by this article.(3)To deposit or dispose of any solid waste in or upon any public street, sidewalk, right-of-way or alleyway, or any stream, ditch, river, pond, creek, park or public place in the county, except in authorized containers. [...] (b)The county incorporates the provisions of F.S. § 403.413, the Florida Litter Law, as part of this article, and violations of said law may be subject to the enforcement provisions of this article.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 108 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 106-41 of the county's nonresidential solid waste article lists eight specific acts that amount to illegal dumping and are "unlawful and an offense against the county" when done by an unauthorized person: dumping solid waste on someone else's property; hauling solid waste over county streets, highways, or alleys without a franchise (unless exempt); depositing or disposing of solid waste in a public street, sidewalk, right-of-way, alleyway, stream, ditch, river, pond, creek, park, or other public place except in an authorized container; burning solid waste without the required permits; setting waste out where the collector doesn't service; pulling waste back out of a bin, collection point, or curbside; letting waste accumulate on a lot for an unreasonable period without arranging legal disposal; and putting out hazardous or infectious waste for regular collection.
413, the Florida Litter Law, directly into the article, so a litter-law violation on unincorporated county land can be pursued under the county's own enforcement provisions as well as the state's. An identical prohibition, Sec. 106-97, covers the same conduct within the residential solid waste article, so the ban applies whether the property is zoned commercial or residential. Enforcement for both runs through Sec. 1-7's general penalty, and the county also runs compliance checks through building-permit issuance and spot checks under Sec. 106-36.
Violations & Fines
Dumping solid waste on another's land, in a ditch, pond, park, or right-of-way, or letting trash accumulate on a lot without legal disposal, is punishable under Sec. 1-7: a fine up to $500.00, up to 60 days in the county jail, or both, and because Sec. 106-41(b) incorporates the Florida Litter Law, the same conduct can also draw state litter penalties under F.S. § 403.413.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it illegal to dump trash on someone else's vacant lot in Volusia County?
Can I be cited under state law too for dumping in a ditch?
What if trash just piles up on my property over time?
Sources & Official References
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