{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-46.03.800","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 46.03.800","heading":"Water nuisances.","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation.","Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation.","Article 10. Prohibited Acts, Penalties, and Damages."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#46.03.800","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:44Z","sha256":"7e5029a02172ec2316fd01ef19ce7bd36288f7ea3b2ac11da347dcac21050255","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-46.03.790","next":"us-ak/as-46.03.810"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}