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Title 8 — Health And Safety

Mariposa County Municipal Code § 8.12 Sanitary Landfills

Mariposa County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Mariposa County

Cite as: Mariposa County Municipal Code § 8.12 · Text as of 2026-10-02

8.12.040 Violation--Penalty

8.12.010 Persons Privileged To Use

  1. All persons, firms, corporations, and their agents whose residences or places of business are within the boundaries of Mariposa county shall be privileged to use the facilities of the Mariposa County solid waste system for the disposal of solid waste originating within the boundaries of Mariposa county.

  2. All persons, firms, corporations, and their agents whose residences or places of business are within the boundaries of the Lake Don Pedro Subdivision may use the facilities of the Mariposa County solid waste system for appropriately managing their solid waste and recyclables.

  3. All persons, firms, corporations, and their agents whose residences or places of business are not within the boundaries of Mariposa county who have a waste stream that is of beneficial use to the Mariposa County solid waste system may use the facilities of the Mariposa County solid waste system, subject to the authorization of the solid waste & recycling manager.

  4. No person, firm, corporation, or their agents, other than those designated in subsections A, B, and C, shall enter into or upon the lands of the Mariposa County solid waste system for any purpose whatsoever, unless authorized to do so by the solid waste & recycling manager.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 409 Sec. 1 on 11/25/1975 Amended by Ord. 1055 Sec. 1 on 6/9/2009

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8.12.020 Articles Prohibited From Landfill Sites--Charge For Use

It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation or their agent having the right to use the Mariposa County solid waste system to deposit household hazardous waste, medical waste, asbestos-containing materials, explosives, radioactive material or other materials as determined by the solid waste & recycling manager.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 409 Sec. 2 on 11/25/1975 Amended by Ord. 1055 Sec. 1 on 6/9/2009

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8.12.030 Persons Prohibited From Sites

Persons under the age of twelve years are not allowed on the grounds of the various sanitary landfill sites of the county of Mariposa unless:

  1. Accompanied by a parent or guardian; and

  2. Remain within the vehicle during the use of the solid waste facilities.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 409 Sec. 3 on 11/25/1975 Amended by Ord. 1055 Sec. 1 on 6/9/2009

  • 8.12.040 Violation--Penalty

Violations of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six months, or by both fine and imprisonment.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 409 Sec. 5 on 11/25/1975

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