Ohio Code § 6151.14
Ohio Code § 6151.14. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 6151.14.
The board of county commissioners may remove from a river, watercourse, or creek,
within the county, drift, timber, piling, or other obstruction placed or negligently
allowed to remain therein by a person that obstructs to any extent the free flow of
the water or endangers a county or township road, after giving thirty days' notice
to the person or an agent thereof, to remove the obstruction within that time. The expenses of the removal shall be paid out of the county general fund, and the
amount so paid together with fifty per cent penalty shall be placed upon the tax duplicate
by the county auditor against the person to be collected as other taxes. The board of county commissioners may remove from a river, watercourse, or creek,
within the county, drift, timber, piling, or other obstruction deposited by nature
at a single location that obstructs to any extent the free flow of the water or endangers
a county or township road. The expenses of the removal may be paid from county funds.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 6151.14
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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