Noxious trades and other interferences with public rights

Every person who without any lawful authority or excuse (the proof whereof shall lie upon him) commits any of the following nuisances, namely– (a) so carries on any noxious, offensive or noisy business at any place, or causes or permits any noxious or offensive matter to be collected or continue at any place, or so keeps any animals at any place as to impair or endanger the health of the public inhabiting or using the neighbourhood of such place, or as to cause material damage to the lands, crops or cattle or goods of such public, or as to cause material interruption to such public in their lawful business or occupations, or as to materially affect the value of their property; (b) so makes, keeps or uses, any explosive matter or any collection of water, or any other dangerous or destructive thing, or any building, excavation, open pit or other structure, work or place, or so keeps any animal or permits it to be at large, as to cause danger or harm or damage to the persons or property of the public; (c) causes damage to or any obstruction to the public use of any public way or work, or of any navigable water, well, spring or reservoir, so as to deprive the public of the benefit thereof; 173 (d) being under a legal duty to provide for the construction, maintenance or repair of any public way or work fails to perform such duty; or (e) corrupts or fouls the water of any public well, tank, spring or reservoir, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, and shall, upon conviction for a continuance or repetition of any such offence, be liable to imprisonment for six months.