[Amended 9-7-1988]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of any garbage, trash, litter, refuse, rubbish or other waste matter, whether liquid or solid, which waste matter shall not be deemed to include dirt, rocks, sand or gravel, in any well, spring, reservoir, watercourse or body of water or upon any street, sidewalk or public grounds or in or at any other place other than grounds designated by the Board of Supervisors for such purpose, and then only in the manner provided by regulations relating thereto; except that a landowner may dispose of debris waste derived or generated entirely from a parcel of land owned by such landowner in a debris landfill located entirely on such parcel of land, provided that no other law, ordinance or regulation is violated thereby; and further excepted that the landfilling of solid waste which includes only rocks, brick, block, dirt, broken concrete and road pavement and which contains no paper, yard or wood wastes and which creates no open dump, hazard or public nuisance may be permitted on any person's property with the permission of the landowner, but only when conducted in accordance with a land disturbing permit issued for the activity in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150 of the Warren County Code (Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control) and when in compliance with the solid waste management regulations of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
[Amended 2-21-1995]
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of any garbage, trash, debris waste, litter, refuse, rubbish or other waste matter, whether liquid or solid, on a public highway, right-of-way or upon the private property of another without the written consent of the owner thereof or his agent, and then only in such manner that it will not endanger the health or safety of persons or be subject to scattering by the elements of nature or otherwise constitute a nuisance.
C. 
When a violation of Subsection B hereof has been observed by a person and the matter dumped or disposed of on the highway, right-of-way, property adjacent to such highway or right-of-way or private property has been ejected from a motor vehicle, the owner or operator of such motor vehicle shall be presumed to be the person ejecting such trash, garbage, refuse, litter, rubbish or other waste matter; provided, however, that such presumption shall be rebuttable by competent evidence.
[Amended 3-19-2002]
A. 
No vehicle shall be operated or moved on any highway unless it is so constructed, maintained and loaded as to prevent its contents from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping. No provision of this section, however, shall apply to any:
(1) 
Motor vehicle that is used exclusively for agricultural purposes as provided in Virginia Code § 46.2-698 and that is not licensed in any other state;
(2) 
Agricultural vehicle, trailer, or other vehicle exempted from registration and licensing requirements pursuant to Article 6 (§ 46.2-662 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 46.2 of the Code of Virginia; or
(3) 
Motor vehicles transporting forest products, poultry or livestock.
B. 
The loads of all trucks, trailers, and semi-trailers carrying gravel, sand, coal, or other nonagricultural and nonforestry products on interstate, primary, or secondary highways or roads shall be either secured to the vehicle in which they are being transported or covered. Covers used to prevent the escape of material from commercial vehicles used to transport solid waste shall be of such design, installation, and construction as to contain the vehicle's cargo within the vehicle, regardless of the vehicle's speed or weather conditions. While engaged in snow removal operations, public service company vehicles, pick-up trucks, and emergency snow removal equipment shall be excluded from the provisions of this subsection.
[Added 5-16-1978]
Leaves originating on the premises of private residences may be burned on those premises, provided that:
A. 
Such burning is done between 4:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight, and all embers are totally extinguished at the end of this period.
B. 
No material will be added to the fire between 12:00 midnight and 4:00 p.m.
C. 
The location of burning is not less than 100 feet from any occupied building unless the occupant has given prior written permission.
D. 
To minimize the possibility of contaminant emission from inadvertent fires, at no time shall the fire be unattended.
E. 
All burning of leaves permitted under this section shall not be commenced and shall be immediately terminated upon declaration of an alert warning or emergency stage of the air pollution episode when proclaimed by either the Executive Director of the State Air Pollution Control Board or his designated representative.