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Iowa Code § 455B.307A (2026)

Discarding of solid waste — prohibitions — penalty

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1. For the purposes of this section, “discard” means to place, cause to be placed, throw, deposit, or drop.

2. A person shall not discard solid waste onto or in any water or land of the state, or into areas or receptacles provided for such purposes which are under the control of or used by a person who has not authorized the use of the receptacle by the person discarding the solid waste.

3. A person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars for a first offense, two thousand dollars for a second offense, and three thousand dollars for a third or subsequent offense. The revenue from the penalty provided in this subsection shall be remitted to the treasurer of state for deposit in the general fund of the state. Fifty percent of such moneys are appropriated to the state department of transportation for purposes of the cleanup of litter and illegally discarded solid waste. The remaining fifty percent of such moneys shall be deposited in the general fund of the county in which the violation occurred to be used exclusively for the cleanup and prevention of illegal dumping.

4. This section shall not apply to the discarding of litter regulated under part 3 of this subchapter IV and local littering ordinances. 92 Acts, ch 1215, §10; 2006 Acts, ch 1087, §1; 2016 Acts, ch 1076, §1, 2; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §102; 2021 Acts, ch 174, §23 Referred to in §455B.307B \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2021–2025 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Charles Aaron Amble & John Joseph Mandracchia (Iowa 2025).
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State of Iowa v. Charles Aaron Amble & John Joseph Mandracchia (Iowa 2025). · cites it 3× “1215, § 10 (codified at Iowa Code § 455B.307A (1993)). It prohibited people from discarding their “solid waste”—defined to include “garbage, refuse, rubbish, and other similar discarded solid or semisolid materials”—onto or into any land or water owned by 27 the state.”
State of Iowa v. Charles Aaron Amble & John Joseph Mandracchia (Iowa 2025). · cites it 3× “1215, § 10 (codified at Iowa Code § 455B.307A (1993)). It prohibited people from discarding their “solid waste”—defined to include “garbage, refuse, rubbish, and other similar discarded solid or semisolid materials”—onto or into any land or water owned by 27 the state.”
State of Iowa v. Nicholas Dean Wright (Iowa 2021). “§ 455B.307A(2) (prohibiting the disposal of solid waste “into areas or receptacles provided for such purposes which are under the control of or used by a person who has not authorized the use of the receptacle by the person discarding the solid waste”); Clear Lake, Iowa, Code of…”
State of Iowa v. Nicholas Dean Wright (Iowa 2021). “§ 455B.307A(2) (prohibiting the disposal of solid waste “into areas or receptacles provided for such purposes which are under the control of or used by a person who has not authorized the use of the receptacle by the person discarding the solid waste”); Clear Lake, Iowa, Code of…”
State of Iowa v. Nicholas Dean Wright (Iowa 2021). “§ 455B.307A(2) (prohibiting the disposal of solid waste “into areas or receptacles provided for such purposes which are under the control of or used by a person who has not authorized the use of the receptacle by the person discarding the solid waste”); Clear Lake, Iowa, Code of…”
— Iowa Code § 455B.307A(2) — 3 cases
State of Iowa v. Nicholas Dean Wright (Iowa 2021). “§ 455B.307A(2) (prohibiting the disposal of solid waste “into areas or receptacles provided for such purposes which are under the control of or used by a person who has not authorized the use of the receptacle by the person discarding the solid waste”); Clear Lake, Iowa, Code of…”
State of Iowa v. Nicholas Dean Wright (Iowa 2021). “§ 455B.307A(2) (prohibiting the disposal of solid waste “into areas or receptacles provided for such purposes which are under the control of or used by a person who has not authorized the use of the receptacle by the person discarding the solid waste”); Clear Lake, Iowa, Code of…”
State of Iowa v. Nicholas Dean Wright (Iowa 2021). “§ 455B.307A(2) (prohibiting the disposal of solid waste “into areas or receptacles provided for such purposes which are under the control of or used by a person who has not authorized the use of the receptacle by the person discarding the solid waste”); Clear Lake, Iowa, Code of…”
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