Iowa Code 455B.307A bans discarding solid waste onto any land or water of the state or into receptacles you're not authorized to use. Violators face a civil penalty up to $1,000 per violation, plus county nuisance abatement.
Iowa Code 455B.307A prohibits any person from discarding solid waste onto or into any water or land of the state, or into receptacles under someone else's control without authorization. "Discard" means to place, throw, deposit, or drop. Iowa Code 455B.307 separately bars agencies from dumping solid waste anywhere but an approved sanitary disposal project. Locally, Polk County's Health Nuisance Regulation 2-3(f) forbids depositing dirt, debris, or other material onto the right-of-way, storm sewers, or waterways.
Under 455B.307A, a violator faces a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 per violation; half of the revenue funds DOT litter cleanup. Illegal deposits are also an abatable county nuisance.
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