Illegal Dumping Prohibited
San Diego Municipal Code § 54.0209
in effect§54.0209 Illegal Dumping Prohibited
(a) It is unlawful to deposit, dump or cause to be deposited or dumped any Waste in the following places:
(1) upon any public or private highway or road, including any portion of the right–of–way;
(2) upon any private Property into or upon which the public is admitted by easement or license;
(3) upon any private Property without the consent of the owner; or
(4) upon any public park or other Public Property without the consent of the state or local agency having jurisdiction over the Property.
(b) Each day that Waste placed, deposited, or dumped in violation of this Section remains shall be a separate violation.
(c) The court may require a person convicted under this section, as a condition of probation, to remove or pay the cost of removing all Waste which the convicted person dumped or caused to be dumped upon private or Public Property.
(Renumbered from Sec. 44.0117 and amended 8–10–1993 by O–17957 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter05/Ch05Art04Division02.pdf#page=6Fetched: 10/28/2026