Kootenai County, ID Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- State law
- Idaho Code 18-7031
- County code
- Solid Waste 4-3-15(E)
- First offense (state)
- $150 infraction
- County penalty
- Up to $1,000 and 6 months
- Report to
- Sheriff, 208-446-1300
Summary
Dumping trash on public or private property without authorization is illegal under both Idaho Code 18-7031 and Kootenai County's Solid Waste Ordinance. County violations can be charged as a misdemeanor with up to a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail.
No person shall deposit upon any public or private property any debris, paper, litter, glass bottles, glass, nails, tacks, hooks, cans, barbed wire, boards, trash, garbage, lighted material or other waste substances on any place not authorized by any county, city, village or the owner of such property.
Full Breakdown
Idaho Code 18-7031 makes it an infraction to deposit litter, trash, garbage or other waste on public or private property where not authorized. Kootenai County's Solid Waste Ordinance mirrors this in section 4-3-15(E), prohibiting unauthorized deposits of debris, litter, trash, garbage and other waste on any place not authorized by the county, city or property owner. Section 4-3-8 additionally requires that all solid waste be discarded only through the approved county system. Report illegal dumping and misuse of rural sites to the Kootenai County Sheriff at 208-446-1300 with a vehicle description and plate if possible.
Violations & Fines
Idaho Code 18-7031 escalates from a $150 infraction to a misdemeanor for repeat offenders. County code 4-3-16 makes a violation a misdemeanor of up to $1,000 and six months, plus cleanup-cost liability.
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