New York § 324 - 324Penalty for falling trees
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 324 — 324Penalty for falling trees, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 324. 324Penalty for falling trees
§ 324. Penalty for falling trees. If any person shall cut down any tree on land not occupied by him, so that it shall fall into any highway, river or stream, unless by the order and consent of the occupant, the person so offending shall forfeit to such occupant the sum of one dollar for every tree so fallen and the like sum for every day the same shall remain in the highway, river or stream.
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Section 324 ("324Penalty for falling trees") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. 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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