South Carolina § 10-9-240 - Department may take measures to prevent interference, obstruction, or molestation.
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§ 10-9-240. Department may take measures to prevent interference, obstruction, or molestation.
Should any person whosoever interfere with, obstruct, or molest or attempt to interfere with, obstruct, or molest the department or anyone by it authorized or licensed hereunder in the peaceable possession and occupation for mining purposes of any of the marshes, navigable streams, or waters of the State, then the department may, in the name and on behalf of the State, take such measures or proceedings as it may be advised are proper to enjoin and terminate any such molestation, interference, or obstruction and place the State, through its agents, the department or anyone under it authorized, in absolute and practical possession and occupation of such marshes, navigable streams, or waters.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 1-379; 1952 Code SECTION 1-379; 1942 Code SECTION 2228; 1932 Code SECTION 2228; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 165; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 158; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 151; R. S. 107; 1890 (20) 693; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, SECTION 7.M, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, substituted "department" for "board" throughout, and made other nonsubstantive changes.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-9-240 ("Department may take measures to prevent interference, obstruction, or molestation.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South 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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