16 Pa. Stat. § 5907

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 5907 - Penalties for injuring drains, etc

If any person shall stop, fill up or injure any such drain, channel or ditch, or the inlets or outlets thereto, or shall divert or change the course thereof, without any authority of the county, or shall be responsible for the same, and does not eliminate or remove such obstruction of or interference with said drains, channels, ditches, etc., upon ten (10) days notice in writing from the county so to do, then and in that case such person shall be convicted of a summary offense. Every day's violation, after written notice has been received by the proper person, shall constitute a separate offense: Provided, however, That nothing herein contained shall limit or deprive the said counties of any other remedy which they may now or in the future have, in law or equity.

16 P.S. § 5907

1953, July 28, P.L. 723, art. XXIX, § 2907. Amended 2004, Nov. 30, P.L. 1439, No. 186, § 36, effective 1/31/2005.