Boone County, KY Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Own-property violation fine
- $100 to $500, § 92.02
- Dumping on another's property
- $250 to $500, § 92.03
- Removal deadline
- 10 days after certified order
- Lien interest rate
- 10% per annum on unpaid costs
- Who can file
- Affected property owner or code officer
- Applies in
- Unincorporated Boone County only
Summary
Dumping discarded items on someone else's property or a public right-of-way is a standalone misdemeanor in unincorporated Boone County, separate from keeping junk on your own lot. Boone County Code § 92.03 lets the affected property owner file a complaint, and § 92.99(B) sets fines from $250 to $500 with possible jail time, run through District Court.
§ 92.03 DISCARDING ITEMS ON PROPERTY OF ANOTHER PROHIBITED. No person shall place, leave, deposit or otherwise undertake to dispose of any discarded item upon any private property or upon any public property or right-of-way within the county. Any person whose property lies within the unincorporated areas of the county may file a complaint. ... Any person who violates the provisions of § 92.03 of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not less than $250 nor more than $500 or imprisoned for up to three days in the County Jail or both fine and imprisonment, and each day that a violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-28: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ordinance 2025-20, passed 6-17-25; and State legislation current through KRS 2025).
Full Breakdown
01 to include recycling materials, motor vehicles, auto body parts, tires, boats, and home appliances or furniture that are dilapidated, inoperable and left in open storage or discarded on private property for more than three consecutive days; items fully enclosed in a garage, not visible from a neighboring property or street, or lawfully stored by a licensed auto body, repair, dismantler, vehicle dealer or salvage yard business are excluded. 02 makes it unlawful for an owner to let discarded items sit on the owner's own property in the unincorporated county, and a law enforcement officer or the County Code Enforcement Officer who observes the violation issues a citation ordering the owner into District Court.
03 separately bars dumping items on someone else's private property, public property or a right-of-way, and lets the affected property owner file the complaint. 04 lets the county mail a certified order giving ten days to remove or properly store the items, at the owner's expense; if that deadline passes without an appeal, the county can enter the property, remove the items itself, bill the owner, and after another ten unpaid days record a lien against the real estate bearing 10% annual interest, enforceable by foreclosure under Kentucky law.
Violations & Fines
Fouling your own property under § 92.02 is a misdemeanor punishable by $100 to $500 or up to three days in the County Jail, or both, with each day of violation a separate offense. Dumping on someone else's land or a right-of-way under § 92.03 carries a steeper $250 to $500 fine plus up to three days in jail, and unpaid removal costs can become a 10%-interest lien on the property.
Frequently Asked Questions
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