New Hampshire Statutes
§ 147:5 — Assistants; Resistance
New Hampshire § 147:5
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XPUBLIC HEALTH
Ch. 147NUISANCES; TOILETS; DRAINS; EXPECTORATION; RUBBISH AND WASTE
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 147:5 (2026).
Text
They may employ such assistants and laborers as may be necessary, and if resisted shall have the same powers as sheriffs have to command assistance; and any person wilfully resisting them or their assistants or laborers, in making the search or removing the nuisance or other thing, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
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Legislative History
RS 119:4. CS 125:4. GS 101:4. GL 111:4. PS 108:5. PL 140:5. RL 165:5. RSA 147:5. 1973, 528:57, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
Nearby Sections
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§ 147:1
Local Regulations§ 147:10
Nuisances; When; Regulations§ 147:11
Discontinuance; Penalty§ 147:12
Sewer Fees§ 147:13
Offensive Matter§ 147:14
Drainage§ 147:14-a
Investigation and Inspection§ 147:15
Slaughterhouses, Etc.; Permits§ 147:16
Withdrawal of Permits§ 147:16-a
Procedure for Ordering Building Vacated§ 147:16-b
Outdoor Wood-Fired Hydronic Heaters§ 147:17
Cleansing Premises; Penalty§ 147:17-a
Private Sewage Systems§ 147:17-b
Installments for Repair Cost§ 147:18
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 147:5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/147/147%3A5.