Ohio Rev. Code § 743.25
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§ 743.25. Jurisdiction of municipal corporations to prevent water pollution
Official statutory text
October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No person shall pollute a running stream, the water of which is used for domestic purposes by a municipal corporation, by putting therein a putrid or offensive substance, injurious to health. The director of public service of a city or board of trustees of public affairs of a village shall enforce this section. The jurisdiction of a municipal corporation to prevent the pollution of its water supply and to provide a penalty therefor shall extend twenty miles beyond the municipal corporation limits.
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