Connecticut General Statutes/Title 19a/Chapter 368m/Section 19a-337

CGS § 19a-337. (Formerly Sec. 19-312). Rubbish deposited in streams.

Any person who wilfully deposits material in any watercourse where it will naturally be carried to the land of another to his injury shall pay to the party injured thereby double damages and costs, unless, within a reasonable time after notice of the injury, he removes such material from such land.

Short History

(1949 Rev., S. 4202.)

Long History

History: Sec. 19-312 transferred to Sec. 19a-337 in 1983.

See Also

See Sec. 7-147 re municipalities' power to prohibit obstructions in waterways.

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