AS 46.03.800: Water nuisances.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation.
- Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation.
- Article 10. Prohibited Acts, Penalties, and Damages.
(a) A person is guilty of creating or maintaining a nuisance if the person puts a dead animal carcass, or part of one, excrement, or a putrid, nauseous, noisome, decaying, deleterious, or offensive substance into, or in any other manner befouls, pollutes, or impairs the quality of, a spring, brook, creek, branch, well, or pond of water that is or may be used for domestic purposes.
(b) A person who neglects or refuses to abate the nuisance upon order of the department is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable as provided in AS 46.03.790. In addition to this punishment, the court shall assess damages against the defendant for the expenses of abating the nuisance.
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