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RSA 482-A:27 · Penalty

Title: L: WATER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION
Chapter: 482-A · FILL AND DREDGE IN WETLANDS
Status: current
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482-A:27 Penalty. – Any person who violates any provision of RSA 482-A:26 or 482-A:26-a shall be required to remove the structure or portion of the structure constructed, reconstructed, repaired, converted, or modified in violation of said section and shall be subject to the civil, criminal, and other penalties set forth in RSA 482-A:13, 14, and 14-b. Any criminal fine collected for a violation of RSA 482-A:26 shall accrue to the use of the municipality in which the structure is located. Source. 1989, 339:1. 1998, 23:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. 2025, 141:15, eff. July 1, 2025. Aquatic Resource Compensatory Mitigation

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Source. 1989, 339:1. 1998, 23:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. 2025, 141:15, eff. July 1, 2025. Aquatic Resource Compensatory Mitigation

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1989, 339:1
1998, 23:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999
2025, 141:15, eff. July 1, 2025. Aquatic Resource Compensatory Mitigation

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