New Hampshire § 227-L-18 - Section 227-L:18 Flammable Material; Penalty.
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§ 227-L-18. Section 227-L:18 Flammable Material; Penalty.
I. No person, firm, or corporation shall place, drop, or throw any flammable waste material on, near, or adjacent to, a public highway or private way in any place where a fire starting or burning in such waste material is liable to be or may be communicated to woodlands. Whoever is found guilty of violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation. II. The department, by notice in writing to both the operator and the owner, may require the removal or disposal of lumber, slash, or other flammable material wherever located when in the judgment of the department such lumber, slash, or flammable material constitutes an unusual hazard endangering other property through the setting or spreading of woodland fires.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 227-L-18 ("Section 227-L:18 Flammable Material; Penalty.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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