This is where county and state authority is strongest. Under the Texas Litter Abatement Act (H&S §365.012), dumping litter at an unapproved site is a crime countywide, from a Class C misdemeanor for small amounts up to a state jail felony for a ton or more.
Illegal dumping is prosecutable everywhere in Bell County, including the unincorporated area, under Health & Safety Code §365.012. A person commits an offense by disposing of, or allowing disposal of, litter or solid waste at a place that is not an approved solid-waste site, including within 300 feet of public roads or waterways. Penalties scale by weight or volume: five pounds/gallons or less is a Class C misdemeanor; more than five pounds up to 500 pounds is Class B; 500-1,000 pounds is Class A; 1,000+ pounds is a state jail felony. Prior convictions bump the offense one level higher.
Class C (five pounds or less) up to a state jail felony (1,000+ pounds or closed drums). Courts must add community service, and vehicle forfeiture notice applies to certain offenses.
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