Connecticut § 53-194 - Preservation of Bantam Lake.
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§ 53-194. Preservation of Bantam Lake.
Sec. 53-194. Preservation of Bantam Lake. Any person who, by himself or his agent, draws off or causes to be drawn off the waters of Bantam Lake in the judicial district of Litchfield, below the natural water level of said lake, by excavating or otherwise lowering the outlet of said lake, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or be both fined and imprisoned.
(1949 Rev., S. 4156; P.A. 78-280, S. 113, 127.)
History: P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial district of Litchfield” for “Litchfield county”.
Secs. 53-195 to 53-197. Abandonment or obstruction of engines or cars. Hindering street railway company in use of its tracks. Neglect to close gates and bars at railroad crossings; protection at ferry docks. Sections 53-195 to 53-197, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 8525–8527, 8631; 1969, P.A. 828, S. 214.)
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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