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Ark. Code Ann. § 15-44-111

Limits on public water withdrawal

Acts 1927, No. 151, § 13; Pope's Dig., § 5948; A.S.A. 1947, § 47-515.

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to: Withdraw, in any manner, any water from any public body of water in this state without first securely screening the intake pipes used in such withdrawal against the entry of any fish;

(2) Lower the natural stage of any body of water to a point whereby the existence of fish in it is endangered.

(3) Persons violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.