§ 50-2. Vandalism.

(a)

Any person who knowingly causes damage to or the destruction of any real or personal property of the county, knowing that he does not have the county's effective consent, is guilty of an offense under this section.

(b)

For the purposes of this section:

(1)

"Damage" includes, but is not limited to:

a.

Destroying, polluting or contaminating property; or

b.

Tampering with property and causing pecuniary loss or substantial inconvenience to the owner or a third person.

(2)

"Polluting" is the contamination by man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological or radiological integrity of the atmosphere, water or soil to the material injury of the right of another. Pollutants include dredged soil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewer sludge, munitions, chemical waste, biological materials, radioactive materials, heaped, wrecked, or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, and industrial, municipal and agricultural waste.

(c)

Acts of vandalism as defined in this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500.00, with each incident constituting a separate offense.

(Ord. No. O-97-6-102, § 1, 7-28-97)