NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1967 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 462

HOUSE BILL 631

 

 

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE BOARDS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO ADOPT REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF COUNTY WATER AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  That there be added to Article 24 of Chapter 153 of the General Statutes of North Carolina a new Section to be numbered Section 153-286.1 and to read as follows:

"§ 153-286.1.  Regulations Relating to the Operation and Protection of County Water and Sewerage Systems. The board of county commissioners of any county is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations governing the use of any county water or sewerage system, and providing protection for said water or sewerage system against improper use, damage, or vandalism. A violation of any said regulations shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisonment not to exceed thirty days. In addition, any person, firm or corporation violating said regulations shall be liable to reimburse the county for any damages resulting from such violation."

Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3.  This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 16th day of May, 1967.