New Hampshire § 147-13 - Section 147:13 Offensive Matter.
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§ 147-13. Section 147:13 Offensive Matter.
If a person shall place, leave, or cause to be placed or left, in or near a highway, street, alley, public place, or wharf or on a private disposal site or shall allow to be exposed unburied, any animal or other substance liable to become putrid or offensive, or injurious to the public health or deposits garbage or refuse on premises not designated for waste disposal in accordance with RSA 149-M or other provisions of law, such person shall be guilty of a violation, and the health officer shall remove or cause to have removed the same. Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting authorized collections of garbage or refuse for public dumping facilities.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 147-13 ("Section 147:13 Offensive Matter.") 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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