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Highlands County adopts tougher penalties, code‑enforcement route for untarped loads
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance 25‑26‑01 to replace a $50 invoice for untarped loads with a Class 1 code‑enforcement citation system that includes progressive fines and magistrate collection to improve roadside litter enforcement.
The Highlands County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 7 adopted Ordinance 25‑26‑01, amending Chapter 8.5 (solid waste) to strengthen penalties and enforcement for untarped loads dumped at the county landfill.
Under the ordinance staff presented, the current $50 flat invoice for untarped loads will be removed and enforcement will move into the county’s code‑enforcement citation process as a Class 1 violation. The ordinance sets progressive penalties after a written warning: $100 for the first citation, $200 for a second, $400…
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