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No person shall remove or cause to be removed the contents or any part thereof of any privy-well until he shall have first obtained a permit from the said bureau of health, which permit shall specify the time within which the contents of the privy may be removed and the place to which the said contents shall be conveyed and deposited; and if any person shall remove, cause or allow or assist in removing the contents or any part thereof of any privy-well before he has obtained such permit, or at any other time than that specified in the said permit, or shall convey to and deposit or assist in conveying or depositing the same in any other place than that described in the said permit, he shall for any of the aforesaid acts, forfeit and pay a fine or penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 24574. Permit to remove contents of privy; terms; penalty - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-24574/
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