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Section 17-17-17 - Unauthorized dumps as public nuisance per se

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The formation of unauthorized dumps is hereby declared to be a public nuisance per se, menacing public health and unlawful, and any person who forms an unauthorized dump shall be punished as provided in Section 17-17-29. Existing dumps shall be eliminated by removal or on-site burial.Laws, 1974, ch. 573, § 4, eff. 4/24/1974.