HB 333 – AS INTRODUCED
2009 SESSION
08/01
HOUSE BILL 333
AN ACT relative to fences as private nuisances.
SPONSORS: Rep. B. Shaw, Hills 16
This bill raises the height of fences considered private nuisances.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
09-0738
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT relative to fences as private nuisances.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Fences; Private Nuisance. Amend RSA 476:1 to read as follows:
476:1 Fence as Private Nuisance. Any fence or other structure in the nature of a fence, unnecessarily exceeding [5] 6 feet in height, erected or maintained for the purpose of annoying the owners or occupants of adjoining property shall be deemed a private nuisance.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.