§ 36-23. Dumping on public or private property prohibited.

(a)

Consistent with the provisions of section 36-1, any collector, who dumps more than one (1) cubic foot in volume of solid waste at one (1) time in an area not designated for such disposal by the City of Danbury pursuant to the provisions of C.G.S. § 22a-220a or who knowingly mixes other solid waste with items designated for recycling pursuant to C.G.S. § 22a-241b or pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall for a first violation be liable for a civil penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for each violation and not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for a subsequent violation. Each day a violation persists shall constitute a separate offense.

(b)

Any person, other than a collector, who:

(1)

Dumps more than one (1) cubic foot in volume of solid waste at one (1) time in a solid waste or refuse collection container without the authorization of the owner of such container; or

(2)

Dumps any material into a recycling collection container used to collect another type of material for purposes of disposal by a collector shall be guilty of an infraction as provided for in C.G.S. ch. 881b (C.G.S. § 51-164m et seq.). Any owner or lessor of a solid waste or refuse collection container may post signs on or near such container which indicate that the unauthorized disposal of waste in such container shall constitute an infraction punishable in accordance with state law. Any Danbury Police Officer may issue a summons for the Commission of an infraction for any violation of this subsection.

(Code 1961, § 4-3; Ord. No. 2007-372, §§ A, B, 5-1-2007)