Baltimore County prohibits open dumps on any land and bars depositing garbage, filth, or solid waste on any highway, alley, lot, or waterway (County Code Sections 13-4-104 and 13-4-105). Maryland's Litter Control Law adds criminal penalties up to $1,500 for smaller dumps.
County Code Section 13-4-104 defines an 'open dump' as any land with an accumulation of solid waste and flatly prohibits open dumps within the County. Section 13-4-105(a) makes it unlawful to throw, cast, or deposit any dead carcass, offal, garbage, excrement, filth, or any other solid waste onto any highway, byway, alley, lot, or tract of land, or into any County waters; subsection (b) bars allowing such material on private property without a County permit. Maryland's statewide Litter Control Law (Criminal Law Section 10-110) makes disposing of litter a misdemeanor. Report illegal dumping to Baltimore County Code Enforcement or the Bureau of Solid Waste Management (410-887-2000).
Under MD Criminal Law Section 10-110, disposing of litter up to 100 pounds is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days or a fine up to $1,500; larger dumps carry higher fines. County offenses under Section 13-4-105 are misdemeanors.
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