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No person shall throw, place or conduct, or suffer his or her servant, child or family to throw, place or conduct, into any street, alley or lot, any putrid or unsound matter, beef, pork, fish, hides or skins of any kind, or any filth or offal, dead animal, vegetables, oyster shells, or other unsound or offensive matter whatever, or anything likely to become offensive, nor shall any person allow such filth, offal, or other offensive matter as aforesaid to be or remain upon their premises, or in any outhouse, stable, or privy or other place owned or occupied by them, or in any alley or street in such manner as to be offensive, and every person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall forfeit and pay a fine and penalty not exceeding ten dollars.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 24564. Unsound or offensive matter not to be placed in street, etc., nor kept on premises; penalty - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-24564/
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