Utah Code § 17B-2a-210: District required to minimize damage when entering on land -- Penalty for preventing or prohibiting a district from entering on land.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 17B Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts
- Chapter 17B-2a Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts
- Part 17B-2a-2 Drainage District Act
(1) When entering upon land for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, or repairing works, a drainage district may not do more damage than the necessity of the occasion requires.
(2)
(a) A person who willfully prevents or prohibits an agent of a drainage district from entering upon land when the district is authorized to enter the land is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
(b)
(i) Each person found guilty under Subsection (2)(a) shall be fined a sum not to exceed $25 per day for each day the person prevented or prohibited the district from entering upon land.
(ii) Each fine under Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall be paid to the district.
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