49-516. Preservation of rights
It is the purpose of this article to provide additional and cumulative remedies to
prevent, abate and control air pollution in the state. Except as prescribed by section
49-402, subsection C, nothing contained in this article shall be construed to abridge or
alter rights of action or remedies in equity under the common law or statutory law,
criminal or civil, nor shall any provisions of this article, or any act done by virtue
thereof, be construed as estopping the state or any municipality or owners of land from
the exercise of their rights in equity or under the common law or statutory law to
suppress nuisances or to abate pollution.
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