Hendricks County, IN Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Enforcing official
- County Health Officer
- Maximum fine
- $2,500 per day of violation
- Governing ordinance
- Ord. 1993-29, passed 8-2-1993
- Dumping site requirement
- Approved, permitted landfill only
- Hearing body
- Local Health Board
Summary
Hendricks County bans discarding solid waste along roadways or dumping it anywhere except an approved, properly permitted landfill. The Health Officer enforces the ban, and a court can fine violators up to $2,500 per day.
(B) Dumping. (1) No person shall discard any solid waste along any roadway within the county, unless it be in a proper solid waste storage container, and is intended for collection and removal to a facility approved for handling such materials. ... (4) No person shall do any dumping, or permit any dumping to take place at any location in the county unless such location is an approved, and properly permitted, landfill site.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-3: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2024-50, passed 12-10-2024; and State law current through Indiana Legislative Service, 2025 Acts, Pamphlet No. 3).
Full Breakdown
35, Ord. 1993-29) prohibits discarding solid waste materials in the county and provides for clean-up of open dumps. 32(B), no person may discard solid waste along any roadway unless it's in a proper storage container awaiting collection, and no person may dump or permit dumping anywhere in the county unless the site is an approved, properly permitted landfill. 33 to prevent illegal dumping on their land; a landowner who didn't consent to the dumping generally isn't liable unless county officials fail, after a diligent good-faith effort, to identify the actual dumper, in which case the landowner becomes responsible for correcting the nuisance.
34, issuing a written notice of violation that states the violation, orders abatement by a specified method, and sets a reasonable abatement deadline; a second notice follows if the first isn't satisfied, after which the matter goes to the Health Officer's attorney for legal action. 34(E). 35.
Violations & Fines
Any prohibited dumping act under §§ 90.30-90.35 is a violation, and a court can fine a violator up to $2,500 per day under § 90.99(D), with each day of continued violation a separate offense. The Health Officer may also seek recovery of court, clean-up, and administrative costs, injunctive relief to stop further dumping, and reasonable attorney fees from the violator.
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