<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 62-167. - Penalty.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Criminal penalties.</span> Any person who violates the rules and regulations set forth in this article shall
               be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not more than $200.00
               or imprisonment of not more than 30 days, as specified by G.S 14.4. Each day a violation
               occurs is a separate violation with respect to the unlawful storage of solid waste.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Civil penalties.</span>
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               (1)
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               <span class="ital">Generally.</span> The employees of the county are hereby empowered to issue civil citations upon the
               observance of a violation of this article. It is the intent of this article that each
               person is responsible for the proper management of his own waste and is responsible
               for all acts involving vehicles and equipment owned by him. The owner of a vehicle
               shall be responsible for dumping, littering and other violations in which his vehicle
               is used. The addressee of first class mail shall be responsible for the proper management
               of the paper associated with that mail when it becomes waste. The presence of first
               class mail in waste material shall be prima facie evidence that the addressee owns
               that waste. The solid waste department and the enforcement officer are empowered to
               allow the person to perform cleanup work in lieu of prosecution and/or civil penalties
               for violations.
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               (2)
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               <span class="ital">Minimum civil penalties.</span> The minimum civil penalties for violation of this article shall be as follows:
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               a.
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               <span class="ital">Restitution for damages.</span> The county may seek restitution for damages or extra expenses including the cost
               of cleanup, resulting from any violation of this article. The minimum charge for cleanup
               will be $25.00. Actual charges will be determined by the solid waste director or authorized
               personnel.
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               b.
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               <span class="ital">Monetary penalties.</span> The minimum civil penalties for violation of this article shall be as follows:
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               1.
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               <span class="ital">Scavenging.</span> Unauthorized salvaging of discarded items.
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               First offense, $25.00
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               Second offense, $50.00
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               Subsequent offenses, $100.00
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               2.
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               <span class="ital">Illegal dumping.</span> Illegal dumping, including dumping prohibited quantities of material at county solid
               waste facilities, or dumping in unapproved areas.
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               First offense, $100.00
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               Second offense, $200.00
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               Subsequent offenses, $400.00
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               3.
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               <span class="ital">Dumping in waterways.</span> Illegal dumping in waterways, including streams, creeks, rivers, lakes or ponds.
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               First offense, $200.00
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               Second offense, $300.00
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               Subsequent offenses, $500.00
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               4.
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               <span class="ital">Illegal burning.</span> Illegal burning of wire; tires and other rubber products; paper and cardboard; treated,
               painted or finished wood; plastic; garbage; heavy oil; asphalt materials; building
               materials, especially asbestos; paint; agricultural chemicals; household chemicals;
               refuse; garbage; rubbish; shingles; and asphalt or other petroleum products for the
               purpose of disposal.
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               First offense, $200.00
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               Second offense, $300.00
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               Subsequent offenses, $500.00
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               5.
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               <span class="ital">Improper transportation.</span> Improper transportation, including uncovered trucks and unsecured loads, improper
               vehicles or improper license by contract haulers of solid waste.
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               First offense, $100.00
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               Second offense, $200.00
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               Subsequent offenses, $400.00
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               6.
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               <span class="ital">Littering in the county.</span> Littering includes failure to place all solid waste, spilled in transferring it from
               the transport vehicle to the container, in the container or leaving solid waste at
               a closed facility.
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               First offense, $100.00
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               Second offense, $200.00
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               Subsequent offenses, $400.00
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               7.
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               <span class="ital">Failure to remove solid waste.</span> Failure to remove solid waste from property within seven days of notification by
               the county.
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               First offense, $100.00
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               Second offense, $200.00
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               Subsequent offenses, $400.00
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               <span class="ital">Failure to remove bulky waste.</span> Failure to remove bulky waste within 72 hours of notification to remove. Bulky waste
               is defined as large items of solid waste, such as household appliances, furniture,
               mattresses, bedding, automobiles, large machinery parts, trees, branches, stumps and
               other waste, whose large size precludes or complicates its handling by normal solid
               waste collection, processing or disposal methods.
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               First offense, $100.00
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               Second offense, $200.00
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               Subsequent offenses, $400.00
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               <span class="ital">Unauthorized scrap tire collection.</span> Operating a scrap tire collection site, containing more than 50 tires, without a
               license.
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               First offense, $100.00
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               Second offense, $200.00
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               Subsequent offenses, $400.00
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               <span class="ital">Placing garbage on the ground.</span> Placing garbage on the ground for the purpose of feeding livestock.
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               First offense, $100.00
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               Second offense, $200.00
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               Subsequent offenses, $400.00
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               <span class="ital">Trash along highways.</span> Breaking bags of solid waste on highway rights-of-way by mowing or other means.
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               First offense, $100.00
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               Second offense, $200.00
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               Subsequent offenses, $400.00
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