DUMPING OF RUBBISH.

Madison General Ordinances § 7.42

in effect

7.42 - DUMPING OF RUBBISH. (1) (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation owning real estate within the City or within one mile of the corporate limits of said City to permit or allow the dumping of garbage, ashes, rubbish, miscellaneous wastes, manure or other substances upon said real estate unless permit therefor is granted by Public Health Madison and Dane County. Such permit shall expire on the 31st day of December of the year in which granted and must be renewed annually. Such dumping without permit is hereby declared a nuisance. Where garbage, ashes, rubbish, manure or other substances are dumped or deposited on the property for which no permit has been authorized under the provisions of this ordinance it shall be the duty of such owner to cause such garbage, ashes, rubbish, manure or other substances to be removed, and in case of the failure of such owner to remove as aforesaid upon ten (10) days notice by Public Health Madison and Dane County such refusal shall constitute an offense and such owner shall be punished under provisions of subsection (5) of this ordinance. (Am. by Ord. 7899, 12-29-82) (b) No person, firm or corporation shall dump, deposit anywhere within the City or within one mile of corporate limits of said City except in such a place as may be authorized by Public Health Madison and Dane County by permit as described in Subdivision (a) of Subsection (1) of this section, any garbage, ashes, rubbish, miscellaneous wastes, manure or other substances which may contain disease germs or be scattered by the wind, or decompose or become filthy, noxious, or unhealthful. Such dumping without a permit is hereby declared to be a nuisance. It shall also be unlawful to dump or deposit any waste material upon private property unless the written consent of the owner or owner's authorized agent, shall first be obtained and filed with Public Health Madison and Dane County and a permit obtained from the said Department. Such permit shall expire on the 31st day of December of the year in which it is issued and shall be subject to annual renewal. (Am. by Ord. 7899, 12-29-82; ORD-14-00012, 1-14-14) (c) Public Health Madison and Dane County may, when requested, furnish to the owner of any property within the City a sign or signs citing the prohibitions on dumping under Section 7.42 of the Madison General Ordinances and setting forth the penalties therefor. The owner may post such sign on their property. (Cr. by Ord. 9342, 11-30-87) (2) Upon application filed with Public Health Madison and Dane County and upon Public Health Madison and Dane County finding that the creation and operation of a dump at a particular location will not be or become a nuisance, Public Health Madison and Dane County may issue such permit and include such conditions in said permit as Public Health Madison and Dane County shall deem necessary to insure that the particular dump will not become a nuisance and to protect the health and welfare of the public. Such permit shall not authorize any person to dump any of said substances on private property above the street grade and it shall not be lawful to dump any dirt, ashes, rubbish or other material in any such place unless the same is carefully leveled at the time it is so deposited. In granting the permit Public Health Madison and Dane County may specify the kinds of material that may be dumped at any particular dumping area. (Am. by Ord. 7899, 12-29-82) (3) Where the owner of private property permits said property to be used for dumping as herein provided, the owner shall be responsible for sanitation and maintenance of such private dumping grounds and Public Health Madison and Dane County may clean and level the same at the owner's expense after twenty-four (24) hours' written notice to such owner. Whenever Public Health Madison and Dane County shall clean and level any dumping ground as herein provided the expense thereof shall be entered as a special tax on the first tax roll prepared after the performance of said work and thereafter said tax shall be treated in all respects as any other City tax and in addition thereto the owner of such property shall be personally liable to the City for such expense. (Am. by Ord. 7899, 12-29-82) (4) As to any dumps operated outside of the City limits and within one (1) mile thereof, the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to the approval of the town board of the town in which said dump is located and the owner of private dumps in such towns shall in addition to the permit required by Public Health Madison and Dane County as herein provided, also secure the written permission of the county board where such permission may be required under any county ordinance provision. (Am. by Ord. 7899, 12-29-82) (5) Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2000). Each day during which the provisions of this section shall be violated shall be deemed a separate offense. (Am. by Ord. 9342, 11-30-87) (Am. by ORD-15-00009, 1-28-15)

Source: City of Madison, Wisconsin, Madison General Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wi/madison/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORMAWIVOICH1--10_CH7PUHE_7.42DURUFetched: 11/1/2026