Marysville, WA Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Prohibited act
- Dumping garbage/refuse without consent
- Applies to
- Streets, alleys, public/private property
- Penalty class
- Misdemeanor
- Maximum fine
- $5,000
- Maximum jail time
- 1 year
Summary
Dumping garbage or refuse on any street, alley, or public or private property without the receptacle owner's consent is unlawful in Marysville, punishable as a misdemeanor with up to a $5,000 fine or a year in jail.
It is unlawful to dump or deposit any garbage or refuse upon any street or alley or on any public or private property except in a receptacle intended for that purpose and with the implied or express consent of the owner of said receptacle.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4922912; v1 updated 2026-06-08; through 06-08-2026).
Full Breakdown
Marysville Municipal Code § 7.08.080 bans dumping or depositing garbage or refuse on any street, alley, or public or private property unless it goes into a receptacle meant for that purpose and the receptacle's owner has given consent, express or implied. The chapter doesn't set its own fine for this specific offense, so it falls to the citywide general penalty clause, § 1.01.080: a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $5,000 fine, up to one year in jail, or both, with each day of the violation potentially counted separately.
Violations & Fines
Dumping garbage or refuse onto a street, alley, or private property, or into someone else's receptacle without consent, is a misdemeanor under the citywide general penalty clause: up to $5,000 in fines, up to one year in jail, or both.
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