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NH Rev Stat § 147:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:14 - Drainage.

    147:14 Drainage. –||No person shall discharge, leave, or cause to be discharged or left, within the limits of any public highway, any drainage or discharges from any privy, toilet, sink drain, cesspool or septic tank, when such discharges or matter may enter or pass through any open highway ditch or drainage structure constructed and maintained for highway drainage purposes. It shall be the duty of the highway commissioner or selectmen who have control over such highways to report all violations of this section to the local or state health authorities. Any person neglecting or refusing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation for each day of neglect or refusal, after notice as provided in RSA 147:4.|||Source. 1949, 118:1. RSA 147:14. 1973, 531:29, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 147:14-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:14-a - Investigation and Inspection.

    147:14-a Investigation and Inspection. –||Any authorized member or agent of the department of health and human services may enter any land for the purpose of collecting information that may be necessary to investigate or inspect drainage systems pursuant to RSA 147:14 or private sewage systems pursuant to RSA 147:17-a. No owner shall refuse to admit any such member or agent.|||Source. 1983, 167:1; 291:1, I. 1995, 310:181, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 147:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:15 - Slaughterhouses, Etc.; Permits.

    147:15 Slaughterhouses, Etc.;  Permits. –||If a person shall use or occupy a building or place near a dwelling-house or schoolhouse, or in the compact part of a town, for a slaughterhouse, a place of deposit of green pelts or skins, or for trying tallow, currying leather, or carrying on any other business that is offensive to the public, without the written permission of the health officers of the town, such person shall be guilty of a violation for each month such building or place shall be so used or occupied, to be recovered for the use of the town.|||Source. RS 119:8. CS 125:8. GS 101:8. GL 111:10. 1887, 62:1. PS 108:15. PL 140:14. RL 165:14. RSA 147:15. 1973, 531:30. 1998, 318:9, eff. Aug. 25, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 147:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:16 - Withdrawal of Permits.

    147:16 Withdrawal of Permits. –||The health officers may withdraw the permission by notice in writing whenever in their opinion such use or occupancy of a building or place becomes a nuisance. In such case they shall order the abatement of the nuisance and the discontinuance of the use or occupancy within a time limited. If the owner or occupant neglects to comply with the order such owner or occupant shall be guilty of a violation for each day the owner or occupant so neglects or refuses after the expiration of the time limited, for the use of the town.|||Source. 1887, 62:1. PS 108:16. PL 140:15. RL 165:15. RSA 147:16. 1973, 531:31. 1998, 318:10, eff. Aug. 25, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 147:16-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:16-b - Outdoor Wood-Fired Hydronic Heaters.

    147:16-b Outdoor Wood-Fired Hydronic Heaters. –||If the owner or operator of an outdoor wood-fired hydronic heater (OWHH), as defined under RSA 125-R, operates the OWHH in a manner which causes a nuisance or is injurious to the public health, the health officers may, in writing, order that use of the OWHH be discontinued. The department of environmental services shall provide technical assistance to the department of health and human services for the purposes of enforcement of the nuisance provisions under this section.|||Source. 2008, 362:3, eff. Aug. 10, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 147:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:17 - Cleansing Premises; Penalty.

    147:17 Cleansing Premises;  Penalty. –||Whenever a building, tenement or room occupied as a dwelling or schoolroom, or any cellar or other appurtenance connected therewith, has become the source of danger to the health of its occupants or others from want of cleanliness the health officers may order the owner, the owner's agents or the occupants, or any of them, to cleanse and put the same in proper sanitary condition, and the occupants to quit the same, within a time limited. If the person so ordered does not cleanse the same as ordered the health officers may do so, and may recover the expense thereof, together with their fees, of the owner; or they may order the same to be closed and to remain so until properly cleansed. Any person who shall fail to comply with an order of the health officers made under the authority of this section, after receiving due notice thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1887, 62:3. PS 108:18. PL 140:16. RL 165:16. RSA 147:17. 1973, 528:58. 1998, 318:11, eff. Aug. 25, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 147:17-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:17-a - Private Sewage Systems.

    147:17-a Private Sewage Systems. –||I. Faulty Private Sewage System. Whenever any private sewage system is in such disrepair as to constitute a source of danger to the health of the public, the health officer may order the owner to put the same in a proper sanitary condition.||II. Failure to Repair. If the person so ordered fails to rectify the problem, the municipal health officer may request the selectmen or mayor and council, if sufficient funds have been appropriated for this purpose, to put the system in a proper sanitary condition.|||Source. 1971, 310:2, eff. Aug. 24, 1971.|
NH Rev Stat § 147:17-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:17-b - Installments for Repair Cost.

    147:17-b Installments for Repair Cost. –||All expenses to the town or city for repairs made pursuant to the provisions of RSA 147:17-a, II shall constitute an assessment against the owner and shall create a lien upon the lands on account of which such repairs are made. The governing board shall have all the powers in making, assessing, and enforcing such lien as are provided in the applicable provisions of RSA 252.|||Source. 1971, 310:2, eff. Aug. 24, 1971.|
NH Rev Stat § 147:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:18 - Expectoration.

    147:18 Expectoration. –||It shall be unlawful for any person to spit upon any sidewalk, in the compact part of any city, village or town, or in any railway station, hall or other public place, or in any street or steam railway car other than smoking cars, except into spittoons or other receptacles provided for that purpose.|||Source. 1903, 2:1. PL 140:17. RL 165:17.|
NH Rev Stat § 147:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:19 - Receptacles for Waste.

    147:19 Receptacles for Waste. –||All persons keeping fruit for retail sale adjoining a sidewalk in the compact part of any village or city shall provide for public use a suitable receptacle for waste matter upon the outside of such store and adjoining or upon such sidewalk.|||Source. 1903, 2:2. PL 140:18. RL 165:18.|
NH Rev Stat § 147:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:20 - Care of Receptacles.

    147:20 Care of Receptacles. –||The receptacles mentioned in RSA 147:18 and 19 shall be kept clean and wholesome.|||Source. 1903, 2:3. PL 140:19. RL 165:19.|
NH Rev Stat § 147:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:21 - Rubbish.

    147:21 Rubbish. –||No person shall deposit any rubbish within the limits of any highway, park or common, or throw upon the sidewalk or into any street in the compact part of any city or village, any waste from any fruit or any paper, or other offensive or unsightly substance.|||Source. 1903, 2:4. PL 140:20. RL 165:20.|
NH Rev Stat § 147:21-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:21-a - Discarded Refrigerators.

    147:21-a Discarded Refrigerators. –||Any person who owns, controls or has in custody a container originally used for refrigeration purposes shall, before discarding it, remove the door, doors or lid. Any person failing to comply with this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1955, 158:1. 1971, 392:1. 1973, 528:59. 1998, 318:12, eff. Aug. 25, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 147:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:22 - Penalty.

    147:22 Penalty. –||Any person violating the provisions of RSA 147:18 to 21 shall be guilty of a violation.|||Source. 1903, 2:5. PL 140:21. RL 165:21. 1953, 102:3. RSA 147:22. 1973, 531:32, eff. Oct. 31, at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 147:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:23 - to 147:30 Repealed by 1981, 566:9, eff. Jan. 31, 1982.

    147:23 to 147:30 Repealed by 1981, 566:9, eff. Jan. 31, 1982. –|
NH Rev Stat § 147:30-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:30-a - to 147:30-d Repealed by 1981, 566:9, eff. Jan. 31, 1982.

    147:30-a to 147:30-d Repealed by 1981, 566:9, eff. Jan. 31, 1982. –|
NH Rev Stat § 147:30-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:30-e - to 147:30-i Repealed by 1981, 566:9, eff. Jan. 31, 1982.

    147:30-e to 147:30-i Repealed by 1981, 566:9, eff. Jan. 31, 1982. –|
NH Rev Stat § 147:31, 147:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:31, 147:32 - Repealed by 1971, 254:3, eff. Aug. 22, 1971.

    147:31, 147:32 Repealed by 1971, 254:3, eff. Aug. 22, 1971. –|
NH Rev Stat § 147:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:33 - to 147:42 Repealed by 1981, 566:9, eff. Jan. 31, 1982.

    147:33 to 147:42 Repealed by 1981, 566:9, eff. Jan. 31, 1982. –|
NH Rev Stat § 147:43 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:43 - Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling.

    147:43 Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling. –||Each town, city or unincorporated place is authorized to receive and expend revenue for the purpose of disposing of solid wastes or trucking or separating and recycling solid wastes in an appropriate manner. Such revenue may also be spent to study and prepare a proposal for the separation and recycling of solid wastes or the hauling of such wastes to separation and recycling centers.|||Source. 1973, 570:1, eff. July 1, 1973.|
NH Rev Stat § 147:44 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:44 - Repealed by 1989, 342:3, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.

    147:44 Repealed by 1989, 342:3, eff. Aug. 1, 1989. –|
NH Rev Stat § 147:45 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:45 - Repealed by 1983, 227:20, III, eff. Aug. 16, 1983.

    147:45 Repealed by 1983, 227:20, III, eff. Aug. 16, 1983. –|
NH Rev Stat § 147:46 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:46 - Existing Community Obligations.

    147:46 Existing Community Obligations. –||Nothing contained in this subdivision shall relieve communities of obligations, existing under other provisions of law, to abate open dumps or nuisances, or to establish sanitary landfills, and nothing herein shall impose upon any municipality in this state a financial burden in excess of that required under the law as it existed prior to the enactment of this provision, except for requirements mandated by the general court in legislation passed to implement a state plan.|||Source. 1977, 581:2, eff. July 18, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 147:47 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:47 - Resource Recovery Facilities.

    147:47 Resource Recovery Facilities. –||No municipality in this state shall be prohibited by any provision of local or state law from entering into long-term contracts for the supply of solid waste to resource recovery facilities.|||Source. 1977, 581:2, eff. July 18, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 147:48 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:48 - to 147:57 Repealed by 1981, 413:1, eff. June 23, 1981.

    147:48 to 147:57 Repealed by 1981, 413:1, eff. June 23, 1981. –|
NH Rev Stat § 147:58 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147 - Nuisances; Toilets; Drains; Expectoration; Rubbish and Waste|Section 147:58 - Civil Liability for Hazardous Waste Violations.

    147:58 Civil Liability for Hazardous Waste Violations. –||I. Any person who is convicted of violation of a permit, rule, standard, requirement, or order under RSA 147:55 and who is made a defendant in a civil action arising from that violation shall be liable to a successful plaintiff in an amount equal to 3 times any actual damages sustained by such plaintiff.||II. The provisions of this section shall not relieve the plaintiff in any civil action from the burden of proving the defendant's liability.|||Source. 1981, 268:1, eff. Aug. 15, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 147-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147-A - Hazardous Waste Management|Section 147-A:1 - Repealed by 1986, 202:29, V, eff. Jan. 2, 1987.

    147-A:1 Repealed by 1986, 202:29, V, eff. Jan. 2, 1987. –|
NH Rev Stat § 147-A:2-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147-A - Hazardous Waste Management|Section 147-A:2-a - Repealed by 1999, 53:6, IV, eff. July 20, 1999.

    147-A:2-a Repealed by 1999, 53:6, IV, eff. July 20, 1999. –|
NH Rev Stat § 147-A:4-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147-A - Hazardous Waste Management|Section 147-A:4-a - Repealed by 2020, 37:4, XI, eff. July 29, 2020.

    147-A:4-a Repealed by 2020, 37:4, XI, eff. July 29, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 147-A:4-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147-A - Hazardous Waste Management|Section 147-A:4-b - Disclosure of Ownership.

    147-A:4-b Disclosure of Ownership. –||Any application for a permit under RSA 147-A:4 shall be signed under oath by a representative of the applicant and shall contain the following information:||I. Name and address of the applicant.||II. If the applicant is a corporation, the state of incorporation, the address of its principal place of business, and the names and addresses of its directors, officers, and shareholders; if the applicant is a partnership, the state of formation, the address of its principal place of business, and the names and addresses of its partners, whether general or limited; and if the applicant is any other kind of association, the state of formation, the address of its principal place of business, and the names and addresses of its members or participants.||III. The exact location where the applicant intends to conduct the business for which it is seeking the permit.||IV. Such financial information as the commissioner may require by rules adopted under RSA 147-A:3.|||Source. 1989, 398:5. 1996, 228:110, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 147-A:5-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147-A - Hazardous Waste Management|Section 147-A:5-b - Fees; Advertising.

    147-A:5-b Fees;  Advertising. –||I. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A, after public hearing, establishing a schedule of reasonable fees to be paid by any laboratory applying for approval and certification, including any travel and consultant costs related to certification of out-of-state laboratories.||II. The schedule of fees shall be designed to recover the direct costs and travel expenses associated with the certification services provided under RSA 147-A:5-a, and such fees shall be available to the department to be used to defray the cost of travel and associated expenses for such services, including any additional travel and consultant expenses related to certification of out-of-state laboratories. Funds received shall be deposited in a special account maintained by the department of environmental services to offset the costs of the inspection program. Any balance remaining at the end of the fiscal year shall lapse to the general fund. This paragraph shall not be construed to mean that all agency costs associated with the certification program, such as agency overhead, facilities, and staff services are to be prorated and recovered by fees.||III. A laboratory shall provide each prospective New Hampshire client with a list which clearly indicates the specific analytes which the laboratory is certified to test. In the event that a client has paid a fee to a laboratory in anticipation of testing services before the receipt of said test sampling materials, and the client subsequently determines upon receipt of the test materials that the laboratory is not certified to provide testing services to meet his needs, the client may cancel his order for any testing services which have not yet been performed, and the laboratory shall make full refund to the client. Test reports shall clearly identify those specific analytes for which a laboratory has certification and shall specifically identify any analyses which were subcontracted to other laboratories.|||Source. 1987, 143:1. 1996, 228:106, 110, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 147-A:6-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147-A - Hazardous Waste Management|Section 147-A:6-a - Initial Notification Fee.

    147-A:6-a Initial Notification Fee. –||I. Each initial notification of hazardous waste activity filed by any new hazardous waste generator in New Hampshire shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of $150.||II. Political subdivisions of the state shall be exempt from this notification fee.||III. Small quantity hazardous waste generators that are participants in a department-developed multi-media compliance assurance program referred to as an environmental results program, or ERP, shall be exempt from this notification fee.|||Source. 2003, 148:4, eff. July 1, 2003. 2005, 254:5, eff. Sept. 12, 2005. 2007, 219:3, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 147-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147-A - Hazardous Waste Management|Section 147-A:7 - Inspections; Right of Entry.

    147-A:7 Inspections;  Right of Entry. –||I. For the purpose of determining compliance with this chapter, any rule adopted by the department relative to this chapter or any permit issued by the department, an employee or an authorized representative of the department may, upon presentation of appropriate credentials and at any reasonable time:||(a) Enter any hazardous waste facility;||(b) Inspect, photograph, and obtain samples of any waste, including samples from containers or vehicles which the department has reason to believe contain hazardous wastes; and||(c) Inspect and copy any records, information or test results relating to wastes.||II. Information obtained by the department under this chapter which, in the judgment of the federal Environmental Protection Agency or the department, constitutes a trade secret, shall not be disclosed to the public without notice to the owner of the trade secret and an opportunity for hearing. The department may provide information relating to trade secrets to the Environmental Protection Agency, provided that the Environmental Protection Agency guarantees the same degree of confidentiality provided by the department.|||Source. 1981, 413:2. 1983, 227:3. 1986, 202:6, I(e). 1989, 6:1. 1996, 228:107, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 147-A:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 147-A - Hazardous Waste Management|Section 147-A:9 - Strict Liability of Owner, Operator, Generator, or Transporter.

    147-A:9 Strict Liability of Owner, Operator, Generator, or Transporter. –||I. Any owner, operator, generator, or transporter who causes or suffers the treatment, storage, transportation or disposal of hazardous waste in violation of RSA 147-A or rules adopted or permits issued under RSA 147-A or RSA 106-A:17-RSA 106-A:19 or rules adopted by the commissioner of the department of safety under RSA 106-A:18 shall be strictly liable for costs directly or indirectly resulting from the violation relating to:||(a) Containment of hazardous wastes;||(b) Necessary cleanup and restoration of the site and the surrounding environment; and||(c) Removal of the hazardous wastes.||I-a. Government entities, including their employees, shall not be liable for the release of hazardous waste during the lawful transportation of locally collected household hazardous waste over the byways of the state, to regional hazardous waste collection centers or in-state or out-of-state disposal facilities in the absence of willful, wanton or reckless conduct. In the event of a release during such transport, the department of environmental services shall be responsible for containment of household hazardous wastes, removal of the household hazardous wastes, necessary cleanup and restoration of the affected site and the surrounding environment, and any required evaluation, assessment, and monitoring associated with the release. Any costs associated with such containment, removal, cleanup, and restoration, and any required evaluation, assessment, and monitoring shall be a charge against the hazardous waste cleanup fund established in RSA 147-B:3.||II. The attorney general may bring an action to recover costs of containment, cleanup, or removal incurred by the department, the state, or both. This action may be brought in connection with an action for injunctive relief or in a separate action in the superior court. In connection with an action brought under this paragraph, the attorney general may obtain a prejudgment attachment in accordance with RSA 511-A to secure any judgment which may be recovered.||III. There shall be no implied cause of action for third party damages against any person under this section to the extent that the person's liability under this section is based solely on the person's ownership of a facility.|||Source. 1981, 413:2. 1983, 227:3. 1986, 202:6, I(e). 1994, 199:12. 1996, 228:107, eff. July 1, 1996; 266:8, eff. June 10, 1996. 2006, 282:1, eff. Sept. 13, 2006.|