§ 13.10.130 — Depositing refuse prohibited; exception; reward for information

13.10.130 Depositing refuse prohibited; exception; reward for information.

A. No person shall accumulate, store, keep, throw, place, deposit, or dump refuse: 1. In any water or waterway, or upon the levees or banks adjacent thereto; or 2. Anywhere else on improved or unimproved public or private property, except in the containers designated for this purpose, or as otherwise allowed under this chapter. B. The city will pay a reward for reporting violations of this section as follows: 1. The city will pay a reward of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to a person furnishing information to the authorities leading to the arrest and conviction of a person violating the provisions of this section. The city will pay the reward upon conviction. 2. The city will pay a reward to a person furnishing information to the authorities leading to the imposition of a final administrative penalty order pursuant to Section 1.28.010 against a person for violating a provision of this section. The solid waste manager or designee shall determine the amount of the reward, which shall not exceed the amount of the administrative penalty or five hundred dollars ($500.00), whichever is less. The city will pay the reward upon imposition of the final administrative penalty order. C. Eligibility for a reward shall be determined in accordance with the guidelines adopted by the city manager and approved by the city council. D. The owner of any vehicle that is used in violation of subsection A is liable for a violation of subsection A. (Ord. 2026-0003 § 4; Ord.2014-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0009 § 3)