THE CAT TEAM  needs more volunteers for catching “desert dumpers”. These people are dumping in our desert most every day and we are sick of it. We need to inundate the desert with our CAT members and cameras to catch these sickos. Contact us at

 

 

to volunteer. Must have digital camera with a telephoto lens of at least 20x optical zoom. Higher zoom is better. Should be able to get a license number at 100 yards minimum. Videos work great also. 4x4 vehicle is helpful. Help the community, help your families. All these desert dumpers pollute our desert and our water supply.

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CRIMINAL LITTERING LAWS and Cars and Motorcycle noise rules.

ARIZONA STATUTES

ARS 13-1603. Criminal littering or polluting; classification
A. A person commits criminal littering or polluting if such person without lawful authority does any of the following:
 
1. Throws, places, drops or permits to be dropped on public property or property of another which is not a lawful dump any litter, destructive or injurious material which he does not immediately remove.
 
2. Discharges or permits to be discharged any sewage, oil products or other harmful substances into any waters or onto any shorelines within the state.
3. Dumps any earth, soil, stones, ores or minerals on any land.
B. Criminal littering or polluting is punished as follows:

1. A class 6 felony if a knowing violation of subsection A in which the amount of litter or other prohibited material or substance exceeds three hundred pounds in weight or one hundred cubic feet in volume or is done in any quantity for a commercial purpose.

2. A class 1 misdemeanor if the act is not punishable under paragraph 1 of this subsection and involves placing any destructive or injurious material on or within fifty feet of a highway, beach or shoreline of any body of water used by the public.

3. A class 2 misdemeanor if not punishable under paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection.

28-7056. Dumping trash on highways or airports; classification

A. A person who dumps, deposits, places, throws or leaves refuse, rubbish, debris, filthy or odoriferous objects, substances or other trash on a state or county highway, road, public thoroughfare, public airport, the right-of-way to a state or county highway, road, public thoroughfare or public airport or within twenty yards of a state or county highway, road, public thoroughfare or public airport is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.

B. If a class 3 misdemeanor is committed as provided in subsection A from a motor vehicle or aircraft, the driver of the vehicle or pilot of the aircraft is presumed to be the offender.

C. The director, the board of supervisors of each county and the governing body of each city or town shall cause signs to be erected at suitable intervals on highways, airports and public thoroughfares in their respective areas of authority, including public parks, informing the public that it is unlawful to commit the acts prohibited by subsection A.

D. The highway patrol, the sheriff's office of each county and the peace officers of each city or town shall enforce this section.

ARS 28-955. Mufflers; noise and air pollution prevention; emissions control devices; civil penalty; exception

A. A motor vehicle shall be equipped at all times with a muffler that is in good working order and that is in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise.

B. A person shall not use a muffler cutout, bypass or similar device on a motor vehicle on a highway.

C. The engine and power mechanism of a motor vehicle shall be equipped and adjusted to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke.

D. Beginning with motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines of the 1968 model year, motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines shall be equipped with emissions control devices that meet the standards established by the director of environmental quality.

E. A person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of at least one hundred dollars.

F. This section does not apply to an electrically powered motor vehicle.

28-955.04. Exhaust system; visual inspection; requirements; civil penalty

A. A commercial motor vehicle that operates in this state shall have an exhaust system that is detectable by a visual inspection and that meets all of the following:

1. Is free from a defect that adversely affects sound reduction.

2. Is equipped with either a muffler or other noise dissipative device.

3. Is not equipped with a cutout, bypass or similar device.

B. A person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of at least five hundred dollars. If the person shows the court that a muffler has been installed or the existing muffler has been serviced to comply with subsection A, the court may reduce or waive the civil penalty.

28-955.01. Motorcycles; noise level equipment; unauthorized equipment

A. A person shall not operate or as an owner permit the operation of a motorcycle in this state that is not equipped with the manufacturer's original muffler or other original noise reduction equipment or with a replacement muffler or replacement noise reduction equipment capable of reducing the noise levels below the maximum operating noise levels established by the department pursuant to section 28-955.02.

B. A person shall not use a muffler cutout, bypass or similar device on a motorcycle operated in this state

28-955.02. Motorcycle noise level rules

A. The department shall establish by rule maximum operating noise levels for motorcycles operated in this state.

B. The rules shall:

1. Provide for varying maximum operational noise levels for motorcycles, categorized by year of manufacture and speed of operation of the motorcycle.

2. Be based on noise reduction levels achieved by reasonable and prudent operation of a motorcycle and proper maintenance of the noise reduction equipment.