The County may enforce the provisions of this chapter by the means specified in Chapters 1.12 (General Penalty and Enforcement), 1.13 (Administrative Citations), 1.14 (Nuisance Abatement), 7.108 (Enforcement of Designated Code Chapters) SCCC, or any other remedy available to the County under applicable law.
This chapter is not intended to be utilized as the exclusive enforcement mechanism related to solid waste. This chapter is intended to be remedial in nature and to supplement and be utilized in addition to any other remedies available under applicable law, or administrative policies enacted by the County.
(Ord. 5383 § 2, 2021)
The Director shall establish education and outreach initiatives to promote County programs, limit contamination by prohibited container contaminants, and ensure compliance with applicable law.
(A) 
Educational notice tags will be placed on discarded materials containers or distributed to County resource management facility customers, if an appreciable amount of prohibited container contaminants is observed in any discarded materials containers. Specific procedures and allowable amounts of prohibited container contaminants shall be established through administrative policies or an approved franchise agreement between the County and County-authorized service provider(s).
(1) 
A violation of prohibited container contaminant standards by a customer of a County-authorized service provider may result in the refusal for collection by the County-authorized service provider. In such case, the customer shall be required to remove these items from a contaminated discarded materials container before it will be collected, or other actions specified in the approved franchise agreement between the County and the County-authorized service provider. Additional instances of contamination by prohibited container contaminants may result in non-collection, contamination processing fees, or other remedies available to the County or County-authorized service provider in accordance with an authorized franchise agreement or applicable law.
(2) 
Self-haulers shall be prohibited from disposing of discarded materials with prohibited container contaminants at a County resource management facility. The self-hauler shall be required to remove these items before the discarded materials will be accepted, or other such processes required by the County and/or County resource management facility.
(B) 
Further action in cases of non-compliance may include, but is not limited to: the provision of additional educational materials, compliance monitoring and inspections, issuance of notices of violation, contamination processing fees, or any other methods determined appropriate by the Director or required by applicable law. The County-authorized service provider(s) may be responsible for supporting or performing some or all of these education and compliance monitoring procedures, acting as the County's designee, as specified in the authorized franchise agreement(s) between the County and the County-authorized service provider(s).
(Ord. 5383 § 2, 2021)
An authorized employee or agent of the County or State, or other agent with authority under applicable law, shall be authorized, when in the performance of their duty and upon presenting credentials and identification as an employee of the County to the person apparently in control of a premises, to enter the premises owned, operated, managed, or otherwise controlled by any entity regulated under this chapter between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., but not in the dwelling of any person without permission or a court order, to conduct inspections and investigations to monitor and determine compliance with this chapter. The regulated entity shall provide or arrange for access to its properties and cooperate during all inspections. These inspections and investigations may include, but are not limited to, covered materials recovery activities; discarded materials service and accumulation or storage of discarded materials; edible food recovery activities; record keeping requirements; or, any other requirement of this chapter or County administrative policy. Failure of a person to provide or arrange for access to its premises for any inspection or investigation in accordance with this section is a violation of this chapter and may result in penalties pursuant to SCCC § 7.20.440.
(Ord. 5383 § 2, 2021)
Any County officer with responsibility to enforce any provisions of this code may, upon reasonable cause to believe that a violation of the provisions of this chapter or related County administrative policy exists, conduct an investigation to determine whether such a violation does in fact exist. The officer shall have the power, when in the performance of their duty and upon the officer presenting credentials and identification as an employee of the County to the person apparently in control of the premises, if available, to enter upon any such premises between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., but not in the dwelling of any person without permission or a court order, to inspect any condition which appears to constitute such a violation. The officer may examine such premises or conditions; take such samples and photographs, and make such tests as needed; and take any other steps reasonably necessary for the proper investigation and determination of whether such a violation exists. Failure to provide or arrange for access to an entity's premises for any inspection or investigation is a violation of this chapter and may result in penalties pursuant to SCCC § 7.20.440.
(Ord. 5383 § 2, 2021)
(A) 
The County will pay a reward to any person who gives information which leads to the arrest and conviction of any person for a violation of Section 374.3 of the California Penal Code. The amount of such reward for each arrest and conviction shall be 50 percent of any fine levied against and collected from such person as a result of an enforcement action conducted pursuant to Section 374.3 of the California Penal Code or Article V of this chapter. If such a reward is payable to two or more persons, it shall be divided equally between them.
(B) 
Any person who wishes to claim a reward pursuant to subsection (A) of this section shall file a claim in writing with the County Auditor in which they shall state the title of the action or case for which they are seeking reward; the names of the parties to that action, if known; the number of the case or enforcement action in which a person was convicted of a violation of Section 374.3 of the California Penal Code or Article V of this chapter; and a statement of the information which they gave which led to the arrest and conviction of, or assessment of a penalty against, such person, and shall identify the location in the unincorporated territory of the County where the violation occurred or was committed. The Auditor also may require an appropriate certificate from the District Attorney or other prosecuting attorney to the effect that the information given by the claimant led to the arrest and conviction of such person. No law enforcement officer shall be eligible for any reward under this section for any information or services rendered by them in the course of their duties.
(Ord. 5383 § 2, 2021)
(A) 
In the event that any County officer with responsibility to enforce any provision of this chapter determines that any act or omission that constitutes a violation of the provisions of this chapter exists, that officer may proceed to issue citations, assess penalties, or conduct other enforcement actions in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 1.12, 1.13, 1.14 SCCC, SCCC § 7.20.220, and 14 CCR, Division 7, Chapter 12, Article 14 and Article 16.
(B) 
In addition to the imposition of penalties, fees, or other enforcement actions provided for in this section, the County may, at its sole discretion, take any other action necessary to respond to or address violations of this chapter including, but not limited to, revocation, suspension, or denial of any permit, registration, license, or other authorization permitting a person to conduct activities under this chapter.
(Ord. 5383 § 2, 2021; Ord. 5492 § 3, 2025)