New Hampshire § 147-14 - Section 147:14 Drainage.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 147-14 — Section 147:14 Drainage., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 147-14. Section 147:14 Drainage.
No person shall discharge, leave, or cause to be discharged or left, within the limits of any public highway, any drainage or discharges from any privy, toilet, sink drain, cesspool or septic tank, when such discharges or matter may enter or pass through any open highway ditch or drainage structure constructed and maintained for highway drainage purposes. It shall be the duty of the highway commissioner or selectmen who have control over such highways to report all violations of this section to the local or state health authorities. Any person neglecting or refusing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation for each day of neglect or refusal, after notice as provided in RSA 147:4.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 147-14 ("Section 147:14 Drainage.") 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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