ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL

Sec. 19-3. Violations and penalties.

(a) It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to throw, drop, deposit or otherwise dispose of any solid or hazardous waste on any public or private property within the county except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. In additions to any other provisions of this chapter, any person who fails to comply with any provision of this chapter after the date of adoption shall be deemed to be in violation of this chapter. Each day that a violation exists shall constitute a separate violation. The penalty for conviction of a violation of any provision of this chapter shall be the imposition of a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or thirty (30) days imprisonment for each violation or both.

(b) The county may apply to the county circuit court for injunctive relief to enjoin a violation or a threatened violation of the terms of this chapter without the necessity of showing that there does not exist an adequate remedy at law.

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