Horry County Code Sec. 10-16(a) makes it unlawful to throw or dump garbage, refuse, junk, appliances, tree limbs, or any solid waste anywhere in the unincorporated county except at a permitted landfill. Violations are misdemeanors carrying fines of $200-$500 and up to 30 days in jail.
Sec. 10-16(a) bans dumping any garbage, refuse, rubbish, litter, junk, appliances, or other solid waste anywhere in unincorporated Horry County except a permitted sanitary landfill. Clean fill such as sand, dirt, or broken concrete may be placed on private property only with the owner's permission and if it creates no nuisance (Sec. 10-16(b)). Dumped material traced to its last owner is prima facie evidence of the violation (Sec. 10-16(c)). Myrtle Beach Sec. 17-1 similarly bars scattering refuse or blocking stormwater. South Carolina's litter statute, S.C. Code Sec. 16-11-700, independently criminalizes dumping litter statewide.
Misdemeanor under Sec. 10-42: first offense $200-$500 and up to 30 days jail (or 40 hours community service); second offense $500+, 15-30 days jail, plus 100 hours community service.
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