N.J.S.A. 58:10-34 — Unlawful construction or maintenance of pipe line; penalty

58:10-34. Unlawful construction or maintenance of pipe line; penalty Any owner or user of a pipe line who shall construct or maintain the same across any fresh water stream of this state, except in the manner approved by the commission, shall be liable to a penalty of five hundred dollars for each day such owner or user shall delay reconstructing the same in the manner approved by the commission according to the provisions of this article. Such penalty shall be recoverable at law from the owner or user of the pipe line in any court of competent jurisdiction by the commission in the name of the state. The owners of pipe lines constructed prior to May ninth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, shall not be liable to said penalty until after due notice and hearing as provided in this article.

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