(A) All persons and corporations shall be liable for damage done to works of a conservancy district by themselves, their agents, their employees, or by their livestock.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 6101.82

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Whoever: includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private. See Ohio Code 1.02

(B) No person shall damage any works, improvements or property of a conservancy district. Whoever violates this division of this section shall be liable for all damages and costs.

The board of directors of the conservancy district may repair such damage at the expense of the person or corporation committing it.

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