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ECL 71-3503 · Title 35. Miscellaneous Enforcement Provisions

Throwing gas tar or refuse into public waters

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§ 71-3503. Throwing gas tar or refuse into public waters.

A person, who throws or deposits gas tar, or the refuse of a gas house or gas factory, or offal, refuse, or any other noxious, offensive, or poisonous substance into any public waters, or into any sewer or stream running or entering into such public waters, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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