Throwing or depositing hazardous or injurious materials.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 24-31
in effectSec. 24-31. - Throwing or depositing hazardous or injurious materials.
(a) No person shall throw or deposit or cause to be thrown or deposited upon any street, sidewalk or public way any glass bottle, glass, nail, tack, wire, can, or any other substance likely to injure any person or animal or damage any vehicle. No person shall throw or deposit or cause to be thrown or deposited upon any street, sidewalk or public way any soil, sand, mud, gravel or other substances so as to create a hazard to the traveling public.
(b) Any person who drops or throws or permits to be dropped or thrown upon any street, sidewalk or public way any hazardous or injurious material shall immediately remove the material or cause it to be removed. Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a street shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the street from such vehicle.
(c) Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(Code 1993, § 25-19; Code 2004, § 90-39; Code 2015, § 24-31; Code 2020, § 24-31)
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_CH24STSIPUWA_ARTIIUSSTSIPUWA_DIV1GE_S24-31THDEHAINMAFetched: 11/8/2026