Dumping trash.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 19-82
in effectSec. 19-82. - Dumping trash.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to dump or otherwise dispose of trash, garbage, refuse, litter, a companion animal as defined in Code of Virginia, § 3.2-6500 for the purpose of disposal, or other unsightly matter on public property, including a public highway, right-of-way, property adjacent to such highway or right-of-way, or on private property without the written consent of the owner thereof or the owner's agent.
(b) When any person is arrested for a violation of this section and the matter alleged to have been illegally dumped or disposed of has been ejected from a motor vehicle or transported to the disposal site in a motor vehicle, the arresting officer may comply with Code of Virginia, § 46.2-936 in making such arrest. When a violation of the provisions of this section has been observed by any person, and the matter illegally dumped or disposed of has been ejected or removed from a motor vehicle, the owner or operator of the motor vehicle shall be presumed to be the person ejecting or disposing of the matter. However, such presumption shall be rebuttable by competent evidence.
(c) Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail for not more than 12 months and a fine of not less than $250.00 nor more than $2,500.00, either or both. In lieu of the imposition of confinement in jail, the court may order the defendant to perform a mandatory minimum of ten hours of community service in litter abatement activities.
(d) This section shall not apply to the lawful disposal of such matter in landfills.
(Code 1993, § 20-56; Code 2004, § 66-116; Code 2015, § 19-82; Code 2020, § 19-82)
Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICICO_CH19OFMIPR_ARTIVOFAGPR_S19-82DUTRFetched: 11/8/2026