North Carolina § 113-293 - Obstructing rivers or creeks; keeping open fishways in dams.
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§ 113-293. Obstructing rivers or creeks; keeping open fishways in dams.
, (b) Repealed by Session Laws 1979, c. 830, s. 1. It is unlawful for any person in inland fishing waters: To set a net of any description across the main channel of any river or creek; To erect so as to extend more than three fourths of the distance across any river or creek any stand, dam, weir, hedge, or other obstruction to the passage of fish; To erect any stand, dam, weir, or hedge in any part of a river or creek required to be left open for the passage of fish; or, Having erected any dam where the same was allowed, to fail to make and keep open such slope or fishway as may be required by law to be kept open for the free passage of fish. The provisions of this section may not be construed to conflict in any way with the laws and rules of any other agency with jurisdiction over the activity or subject matter in question. History (Code, ss. 3387-3389; Rev., s. 2457; 1909, c. 466, s. 1; 1915, c. 84, s. 21; 1917, c. 290, s. 7; C.S., ss. 1878, 1974; 1925, c. 168, s. 2; 1935, c. 35; 1945, c. 776; 1951, c. 1045, s. 1; 1953, cc. 774, 1251; 1963, c. 1097, s. 1; 1965, c. 957, s. 2; 1973, c. 1262, s. 18; 1979, c. 830, s. 1; 1987, c. 827, s. 98.)
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Section 113-293 ("Obstructing rivers or creeks; keeping open fishways in dams.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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