All dumping of refuse within the County shall conform to the provisions of the State of Illinois, Environmental Protection Act, Title V: Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal, copies of which shall be on file in the Monroe County Health Department Office. Except in accordance with those provisions, it shall be unlawful to dump or deposit or permit to remain upon the ground within the limits of this County, any garbage, cans, rubbish, or other offensive matter that may attract or harbor flies, rodents, vermin, or mosquitoes. (See 415 ILCS 5/20 et seq.)
No person shall place, leave, dump, or accumulate any garbage, rubbish or other refuse in any building, or on any premises, improved or vacant, or upon any open lot or alley or road in the County. No person shall burn garbage out of doors in the County except in a device approved by the Air Pollution Control Board which provides for complete combustion without smoke or odor. A copy of a permit received from the Board to use such a device must be on file with the Board of Health.
No person shall accumulate or store on any premises, improved or vacant, or on any open lot or roadway in the County any of the following materials:
The Health Officer shall have the right to enter any property to inspect any facility or condition thereon for the purpose of determining whether these regulations are being complied with. Refusal, by said owner, of right of entry shall cause the Health Officer to seek the permission of the court for right of entry.