Lake Elsinore prohibits dumping garbage or waste on public or private property under LEMC Chapter 8.28 (Litter) and LEMC 8.16.040, and unauthorized accumulation of refuse is declared a nuisance (LEMC 8.16.050). Violations are misdemeanors punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail (LEMC 1.16.010), and dumping
Illegal dumping in Lake Elsinore is prohibited by multiple code provisions. LEMC Chapter 8.28 (Litter) makes it unlawful for any person to dump or place garbage, cans, bottles, or other waste material on any private or public property in the City (LEMC 8.28.010) and unlawful for an owner to allow such waste on their property (LEMC 8.28.020); the chapter cross-references Penal Code Section 374 et seq. on littering. Under LEMC 8.16.040, no person may dump, deposit, place, or bury garbage, rubbish, or refuse upon any lot, land, street, alley, or public place except in proper containers, or in any creek, stream, or waterway. Any unauthorized accumulation of refuse on premises is declared a nuisance and prohibited (LEMC 8.16.050), and scattering
Dumping garbage, debris, or waste on any public or private property, in waterways, or as an unauthorized accumulation violates LEMC 8.28 and 8.16. Violations are misdemeanors (up to $1,000 / six months) with each day a separate offense, and may
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