District of Columbia Statutes
§ 22-3318 — Malicious pollution of water.
District of Columbia § 22-3318
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 22Criminal Offenses and Penalties.
Ch. 33Trespass; Injuries to Property.
This text of District of Columbia § 22-3318 (Malicious pollution of water.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering District of Columbia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
D.C. Code § 22-3318 (2026).
Text
Every person who maliciously commits any act by reason of which the supply of water, or any part thereof, to the City of Washington, becomes impure, filthy, or unfit for use, shall be fined not less than $500 and not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , or imprisoned at hard labor not more than 3 years nor less than 1 year.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
R.S., § 1806; Feb. 11, 1895, 28 Stat. 650, ch. 79; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 219 ac(b), 60 DCR 2064
Nearby Sections
15
§ 22-1001
Definitions and penalties.§ 22-1002
Other cruelties to animals.§ 22-1002.01
Reporting requirements.§ 22-1005
Issuance of search warrants.§ 22-1006.01
Penalty for engaging in animal fighting.§ 22-1006.02
Possession of an implement of animal fighting.§ 22-1008
Relief of impounded animals.§ 22-1009
Keeping or using place for fighting or baiting of fowls or animals; arrest without warrant.§ 22-101
Definition and penalty.§ 22-1011
Neglect of sick or disabled animals.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 22-3318, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/22-3318.