New Hampshire Statutes
§ 236:21 — Covering Fire Hydrant; Penalty
New Hampshire·Title XX TRANSPORTATION·Ch. 236 HIGHWAY REGULATION, PROTECTION AND CONTROL REGULATIONS·Subdivision Obstructions and Encroachments
Any person who shall purposely or knowingly put or place or cause to be put or placed any snow, ice or other debris which covers a fire hydrant so as to make it inaccessible for immediate use in the event of a fire, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. For the purpose of this section "person" excludes agents of the state or any political subdivision engaged in the operation of snow removal from the traveled portion of any class of highway or the adjacent sidewalk.
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Legislative History
RSA 249:23-a. 1977, 209:1. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.
Nearby Sections
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§ 236:1
Regulation§ 236:10
Regulations; Bond§ 236:101
Application of Other Statutes§ 236:102
Public Land§ 236:103
Industrial Areas§ 236:104
Compensation§ 236:105
Acceptance of Federal Funds§ 236:106
Penalty§ 236:107
Injunction§ 236:108
Limitation on Subdivision§ 236:109
Right to Enter§ 236:11
Restoration§ 236:111
Purposes