Moorpark, CA Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Prohibited acts
- Dump, spill, bury, discharge waste
- Covers
- Solid or liquid waste, any premises
- Lawful outlet
- Authorized container or permitted facility
- First-offense fine
- $50–$100
- Governing law
- Moorpark Municipal Code § 8.36.460
Summary
Moorpark makes it unlawful to dump, spill, bury, or discharge solid or liquid waste on any property in the city outside an authorized waste container or permitted facility.
No person shall dump, deposit, release, spill, leak, pump, pour, emit, empty, discharge, inject, bury, or dispose into the environment any solid or liquid waste upon any premises within the city, or to cause, suffer, or permit any solid or liquid waste to come to be located upon any premises in the city, except in an authorized or permitted solid waste container or at an authorized or permitted solid waste facility approved for that type of waste.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4978490; v10 updated 2026-07-01).
Full Breakdown
Moorpark Municipal Code § 8.36.460 prohibits dumping, depositing, releasing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emptying, discharging, injecting, burying, or otherwise disposing of any solid or liquid waste on any premises in the city. It's equally unlawful to cause, suffer, or permit such waste to end up on a property. The only lawful outlet is an authorized or permitted solid waste container or an authorized or permitted disposal facility approved for that specific waste type. Enforcement runs through the solid waste chapter's penalty schedule at § 8.36.850, with fines rising for repeat offenses and each day of a continuing violation treated separately.
Violations & Fines
Base fines run $50–$100 for a first violation, $100–$200 for a second, and $250–$500 for a third or subsequent violation under § 8.36.850; each day of continued dumping is a separate offense.
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