13:9-44.8 - Rights-of-way of railroads; burning and clearance; failure to comply; notice; declaration as public nuisance - New Jersey Statutes

13:9-44.8.  Rights-of-way of railroads;  burning and clearance;  failure to  comply;  notice;  declaration as public nuisance
    The rights-of-way of all railroads which are operated through forests shall  be prescribed burned by the railroad during the fall and winter months and kept  cleared of all obsolete ties or other flammable material. The department shall  notify the owner of such property that failure to comply will result in the  property being declared a public nuisance which by reason of its condition or  operation is a special forest fire hazard and as such endangers other property  or human life.  The department shall notify the owner of such property or the  person responsible for the condition or operation thereof, that it has been  declared a public nuisance and order him to abate it.

     L.1981, c. 369, s. 8, eff. Dec. 30, 1981.