Dumping trash on someone else's property or public land is illegal statewide. Under Indiana Code IC 35-45-3-2, leaving refuse anywhere except a container provided for it is littering, a Class B infraction, rising to a Class A infraction near protected waters.
Illegal dumping is enforced under state law and local ordinance across Hamilton County. IC 35-45-3-2 makes it littering to recklessly, knowingly or intentionally place or leave refuse on another's property except in a refuse container; the offense becomes a Class A infraction (up to a $1,000 judgment) if the refuse is within 100 feet of a body of water under the Department of Natural Resources or Army Corps of Engineers. 'Refuse' includes solid and semisolid wastes, dead animals and offal. Cities such as Carmel and Fishers add their own littering and dumping prohibitions, and littering from a moving vehicle is presumed to be the driver's act.
Littering is a Class B infraction; a Class A infraction near protected water carries a judgment of up to $1,000. Fishers' Chapter 50 penalties ($100/$200/$500) apply to unlawful collection or dumping by haulers, with each day a separate offense.
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