Flagler County, FL Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Flagler County Code Sec. 27-30
- Max criminal fine
- $500.00 per day
- Max jail term
- 60 days in county jail
- Each day violation continues
- Separate offense
- Applies to
- Unincorporated Flagler County only
Summary
Causing, permitting or contributing to an act of litter anywhere in unincorporated Flagler County, including illegal dumping, violates Sec. 27-30 of the county's Litter Control article. Sec. 27-32(a) backs it with a criminal fine of up to $500.00 per day, up to 60 days in jail, or code enforcement board action.
It shall be a violation of this article: (1)For any person to cause, to create, to permit or allow, or to contribute to an act of litter.(2)For a construction firm, its employees or its agents to fail to confine on a construction site all litter and discarded building material to a facility as described in section 27-31(4).(3)For any person to intentionally release, organize the release of, or intentionally cause to be released any balloon or sky lantern to the atmosphere. ... (a)This article may be enforced by the code enforcement board or by a civil action brought by the county to enforce compliance or by a criminal sanction of up to a fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per day, and up to sixty (60) days' imprisonment in the county jail. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense.
Full Breakdown
Flagler County's Litter Control article, Ch. 27, Art. II, makes three specific acts a violation under Sec. 27-30: causing, creating, permitting, allowing or contributing to an act of litter (defined as growing, accumulating, storing, transporting, discarding or disposing of litter on public or private property, a right-of-way, or in a canal, lake or river the county has jurisdiction over, in a way that is a nuisance); a construction firm's failure to confine job-site litter and discarded building material to an on-site dumpster or enclosure as required by Sec.
27-31(4); and intentionally releasing or organizing the release of a balloon or sky lantern into the atmosphere. Sec. 00 per day and up to 60 days' imprisonment in the county jail, with each day the dumping continues charged as a separate offense. Sec. 27-32(b) also lets a person financially unable to remove nuisance litter petition the county for removal by county crews, at the county's sole discretion, after establishing a lack of financial means. Because the article is scoped to control nuisance litter 'throughout the unincorporated areas of the county' under Sec.
27-28, it reaches illegal dumping on vacant lots, rights-of-way, canals and waterways in the unincorporated county, not inside Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Beverly Beach, Bunnell or Marineland.
Violations & Fines
A violation carries a criminal fine of up to $500.00 per day and up to 60 days in the county jail under Sec. 27-32(a), with each day the dumped material remains treated as a separate offense; the county may also pursue code enforcement board action or a civil suit to force cleanup and cost recovery.
Frequently Asked Questions
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