Title 13 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE›Division 4 — OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE›Chapter 13.38 — LITTERING, LOITERING AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS
Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 5 Flowing Mud or Oil Onto Highways
Los Angeles County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles County
Cite as: Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 5 · Text as of 2026-10-04
13.38.150 - Permitting certain substances to flow onto highways or into drainage channels prohibited.¶
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to deposit, turn, drain or divert into or upon any public highway, drainage ditch, storm drain or flood control channel owned or controlled by any public agency within the county of Los Angeles, any mud, rotary mud, sand, water, oil or liquid of petroleum content, or in any manner permit, by seepage, overflow or otherwise, any such mud, rotary mud, sand, water, oil or liquid of petroleum content to escape from any property owned, leased or controlled by such person, firm or corporation, and to flow into or upon any such public highway, drainage ditch, storm drain or flood control channel within the county of Los Angeles.
(Ord. 1028 § 1, 1924.)
13.38.160 - Violation—Penalty.¶
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of Part 5 of Chapter 13.38 is guilty of an infraction, which is punishable by a fine not exceeding $250.00.
(Ord. 83-0066 § 97, 1983: Ord. 1028 § 3, 1924.)
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