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Civil Code - CIV

DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274 - 9566]

  ( Heading of Division 4 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 16. )
  

PART 3. NUISANCE [3479 - 3508.2]

  ( Part 3 enacted 1872. )
  

TITLE 1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES [3479 - 3486]

  ( Title 1 enacted 1872. )
  
3479.  

Anything which is injurious to health, including, but not limited to, the illegal sale of controlled substances, or is indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, or unlawfully obstructs the free passage or use, in the customary manner, of any navigable lake, or river, bay, stream, canal, or basin, or any public park, square, street, or highway, is a nuisance.

(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 658, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)