North Las Vegas, NV Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- NLVMC § 8.20.060 & § 8.20.100
- Maximum fine
- $1,000 per offense
- Maximum jail term
- 6 months
- Continuing violation
- each day is a separate offense
- Enforcing agencies
- Police, Fire, Code Enforcement
- Owner presumption
- owner presumed responsible for dumped waste
Summary
North Las Vegas makes it a misdemeanor to throw or deposit solid waste, hazardous waste, construction debris or recyclables anywhere but a licensed transfer station or disposal site. Municipal Code § 8.20.060 bans dumping in streets, alleys or on another's property, and § 8.20.100 separately outlaws dumping into another person's container or onto their premises.
8.20.060 - Unlawful disposal of solid waste. It is unlawful for any person to:1.Throw or deposit, or cause to be thrown or deposited, in any street, alley, gutter or highway within the City, any solid waste, hazardous waste, or recyclables.2.Throw or deposit, or cause to be thrown or deposited, any solid waste, hazardous waste, construction or demolition waste or recyclables upon the private or public property or premises or into the container of another person within the City... B.There is hereby created a presumption that the disposal of solid waste, hazardous waste, construction or demolition waste or recyclables in violation of this Section was done by the owner of such items. 8.20.100 - Unlawful to deposit solid waste on premises of another. It is unlawful for any person to throw or cause to be thrown or deposited solid waste upon the premises or in the solid waste receptacle of another. 8.20.370 - Violation—Penalty. ...shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or by any combination of such fine and imprisonment. Any day of any violation of this ordinance shall constitute a separate offense.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 146 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
060 of the North Las Vegas Municipal Code prohibits five specific acts: throwing or depositing solid waste, hazardous waste or recyclables in any street, alley, gutter or highway; dumping any of that material, including construction or demolition waste, on private or public property or into another person's container; letting waste accumulate so it can blow onto neighboring property; allowing waste to pile up on a premises in an amount detrimental to public health or safety or that creates unsightly or unsanitary conditions; or dumping in any area not licensed or designated by the City for disposal.
All solid waste, hazardous waste and recyclables collected within the City must go to a duly licensed transfer station, disposal site, recycling center or materials recovery facility. 060(B) creates a legal presumption that illegal dumping found on a property was done by that property's owner, shifting the burden onto the owner to explain the waste. 100 separately makes it unlawful to throw or deposit solid waste onto the premises or into the solid waste receptacle of another person, covering dumping into a neighbor's or business's cart or dumpster rather than a City-designated site.
20 as a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months in jail, or both, with every day of a continuing violation counted as a separate offense. 380 lets the City pursue injunctive relief against a violator with or without prior notice, on top of the misdemeanor penalty.
Violations & Fines
A conviction under Chapter 8.20 is a misdemeanor carrying a fine of up to $1,000, up to six months in jail, or both, and each day the dumped material remains constitutes a separate offense, so penalties can multiply quickly on an uncleared site. The City can also seek an injunction under § 8.20.380 to force cleanup regardless of the criminal case, and because § 8.20.060(B) presumes the property owner responsible for waste found on their land, owners bear the burden of identifying an actual dumper to avoid liability.
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