New Hampshire § 236-19 - Section 236:19 Obstructing Water; Penalty.
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§ 236-19. Section 236:19 Obstructing Water; Penalty.
Any person who shall place, or suffer to be placed or to remain, any logs, earth or other substances within the limits of a highway or state-owned railroad corridor, or upon land in the vicinity of a highway or state-owned railroad corridor by which the water in a stream, pond or ditch is turned upon the highway or state-owned railroad corridor and injures or renders it unsuitable for public or railroad travel, shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person. If such highway is maintained by the town, the fine shall be for the use of the town and if such highway or railroad is maintained by the state, the fine shall be for the use of the department of transportation. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the placing of snow within the limits of a highway for the purpose of crossing or recrossing by sleds, logging or farming equipment.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 236-19 ("Section 236:19 Obstructing Water; 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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