In the City of Lubbock it is unlawful to discharge, dump or unload any garbage or refuse except at the designated city landfill. In unincorporated Lubbock County, Texas Health & Safety Code § 365.012 makes illegal dumping an offense ranging from a Class C misdemeanor to a state jail felony.
The City of Lubbock code bars dumping garbage, rubbish or waste anywhere in the city except the designated landfill or another site set by the sanitation department. Statewide and county-wide, Health & Safety Code § 365.012 criminalizes disposing of litter or solid waste at any non-approved site, including within 300 feet of a public highway or on private property. Penalties scale with volume: five pounds or less is a Class C misdemeanor; 1,000 pounds or 200 cubic feet or more is a state jail felony.
State penalties run from a Class C misdemeanor (small amounts) up to a state jail felony (1,000+ lbs or commercial dumping); prior convictions bump the offense to the next-higher level.
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