§ 80:2-a — Relocation of Buildings or Structures

No building or structure that is taxed as real estate, except manufactured housing constituting the stock-in-trade of a dealer in the business of selling manufactured housing, shall be moved from the location where it was last taxed unless the owner thereof shall produce and deliver to the person moving the same a receipted tax bill for the tax assessed as of April 1, a certificate from the tax collector of the city or the selectmen of the town that all property taxes owed have been paid in full, or a statement signed by a majority of the board of selectmen or assessors that the same may be relocated without the payment of the assessed taxes. The person or persons moving such building or structure shall hold the receipted tax bill, certificate, or statement from the tax collector or selectmen during the period of transit of the building or structure, and upon arrival at its destination, deliver the same to the owner of the building or structure. Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Legislative History

1983, 230:9. 1992, 128:1. 1995, 28:1, eff. June 23, 1995.