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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 715.44

Power to abate nuisance and prevent injury

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 833 F. Supp. 646 - City of Toledo v. Beazer Materials and Services, Inc. (1993)

Most recently applied in 833 F. Supp. 646 - City of Toledo v. Beazer Materials and Services, Inc. (May 1993)

Effective: October 1, 1953; Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly

A municipal corporation may:

(A) Abate any nuisance and prosecute in any court of competent jurisdiction, any person who creates, continues, contributes to, or suffers such nuisance to exist;

(B) Regulate and prevent the emission of dense smoke, prohibit the careless or negligent emission of dense smoke from locomotive engines, declare each of such acts a nuisance, and prescribe and enforce regulations for the prevention of such acts;

(C) Prevent injury and annoyance from any nuisance;

(D) Regulate and prohibit the use of steam whistles;

(E) Provide for the regulation of the installation and inspection of steam boilers and steam boiler plants.

Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.