No person shall operate, nor shall an owner permit the operation of, an off-highway motor vehicle in a manner likely to cause malicious or unnecessary damage to the land, wildlife, wildlife habitat or vegetative resources.
Off-highway Vehicle Operating RulesLittering and Environmental Protection
Section § 38319
This law makes it illegal for anyone to drive, or for a vehicle owner to allow the driving of, an off-road vehicle in a way that could harm the land, wildlife, wildlife habitats, or plant life unnecessarily or out of malice.
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Section § 38320
This law makes it illegal for anyone to throw or leave things like bottles, cans, garbage, or anything harmful to animals, plants, or that could damage traffic, on any public or private property without permission. It also includes not dumping rocks or dirt without the property owner's consent. If someone is caught and convicted of violating this law, they will be fined at least $50. The court can allow the person to pay the fine in installments if they can't afford to pay it all at once.
(a)CA Vehicle Code § 38320(a) No person shall throw or deposit, nor shall the registered owner or the driver, if such owner is not then present in the vehicle, aid or abet in the throwing or depositing, upon any area, public or private, any bottle, can, garbage, glass, nail, offal, paper, wire, any substance likely to injure or kill wild or domestic animal or plant life or damage traffic using such area, or any noisome, nauseous or offensive matter of any kind.
(b)CA Vehicle Code § 38320(b) No person shall place, deposit or dump, or cause to be placed, deposited or dumped, any rocks or dirt
in or upon any area, public or private, without the consent of the property owner or public agency having jurisdiction over the area.
(c)CA Vehicle Code § 38320(c) Any person who violates this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50). No part of such fine shall be suspended. The court may permit the fine required by this section to be paid in installments if the court determines that the defendant is unable to pay the fine in one lump sum.
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Section § 38321
This law requires anyone who drops, dumps, or otherwise disposes of certain materials in an area to immediately clean it up. If they fail to do so, the local government or landowner can remove the materials themselves and seek reimbursement for the cleanup costs from the responsible party through legal action. Additional damages may also be claimed if permitted by other laws.
(a)CA Vehicle Code § 38321(a) Any person who drops, dumps, deposits, places, or throws, or causes or permits to be dropped, dumped, deposited, placed, or thrown, upon any area, any material described in Section 38320, shall immediately remove the material or cause it to be removed.
(b)CA Vehicle Code § 38321(b) If such person fails to comply with the provisions of this section, the governmental agency responsible for the maintenance of the area, or the property owner of the land on which the material has been deposited, may remove such material and collect, by civil action, if necessary, the actual cost of the removal operation in addition
to any other damages authorized by law from the person who did not comply with the requirements of this section.
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