Prescott Valley, AZ Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)

Two sections of the Prescott Valley Town Code carry the dumping ban. Section 9-03-040 makes it unlawful for any person to place or cause to be placed any refuse upon any public or private property within the Town, except as specifically permitted in the refuse chapter. Section 9-04-030 goes further and lists what cannot be left on someone else's land, with or without that owner's permission: rubbish including trash, garbage or related debris, appliances and vehicles, building material, soil and concrete, brush and other yard waste, sewage, any other dangerous byproduct or waste, and snow or ice.

The listed places include any public place. The only exception in Section 9-04-030 is placement, with permission, on property zoned and otherwise permitted for disposal and storage of such items. Hauling is regulated too: Section 9-03-010 makes it unlawful to haul refuse on a public street, avenue or alley in violation of the chapter, and Section 9-03-030 requires trash loads to be securely covered, with the driver responsible for removing accidental spillage from the roadway. Article 9-04 enforcement runs through the Neighborhood Services Director, who can issue a written notice to comply at least thirty (30) days before the compliance date, after which the Town can abate the violation and assess the actual cost against the property under Sections 9-04-070 and 9-04-080.