New Hampshire § 265-102 - Section 265:102 Littering; Penalty.

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§ 265-102. Section 265:102 Littering; Penalty.

I. No person shall put or place, or cause to be put or placed, in or upon any way, right-of-way, street, square, lane, alley, public bathing place or the approaches thereto, or into or on the ice over any public water, streams or watercourse or the approaches thereto or land bordering the same or other public place in any city or town any bottles, glass, crockery, cans, scrap metal, junk, paper, garbage, old automobile or parts thereof, or refuse of any nature whatsoever or any noxious thing; provided that nothing herein shall be construed as affecting authorized collections of such articles as garbage or refuse. I-a. No person shall deposit household garbage, leaves, clippings, prunings or gardening refuse in any highway or department of natural and cultural resources litter receptacle. II. Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown upon any highway any destructive or injurious materials shall immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed. III. Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from such vehicle. IV. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.

Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 265-102 cover?

Section 265-102 ("Section 265:102 Littering; 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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