Police State Oregon Man Arrested For Collecting Rain Water

Police State Oregon Man Arrested For Collecting Rain Water

July 27, 2012

Oregon Man Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail for Collecting Rainwater on His Property
Kendra Alleyne
cnsnews
A rural Oregon man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in jail and over $1,500 in fines because he had three reservoirs on his property to collect and use rainwater.

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Gary Harrington of Eagle Point, Ore., says he plans to appeal his conviction in Jackson County (Ore.) Circuit Court on nine misdemeanor charges under a 1925 law for having what state water managers called “three illegal reservoirs” on his property – and for filling the reservoirs with rainwater and snow runoff.

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