South Carolina § 3-5-190 - Compensation for damage to oysters precludes further claims for damage.
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§ 3-5-190. Compensation for damage to oysters precludes further claims for damage.
Any person, his heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns, who may be compensated for damage to oysters during the construction or maintenance of said intracoastal waterway and its tributaries and the Ashley River and Shipyard River projects, whether by the Department of Health and Environmental Control, the contractor engaged on the work or the United States, shall be estopped from making further claim for damage to oysters in or upon the same area on account of dredging operations during maintenance or further improvement of the waterway and its tributaries or Ashley River or Shipyard River.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 70-268; 1952 Code SECTION 70-268; 1942 Code SECTION 6031-5; 1934 (38) 1314; 1938 (40) 1902; 1945 (44) 156; 1954 (48) 1745; 1962 Code SECTION 70-268; 1952 Code SECTION 70-268; 1942 Code SECTION 6031-5; 1934 (38) 1314; 1938 (40) 1902; 1945 (44) 156; 1954 (48) 1745; 1978 Act No. 508 SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181 SECTION 48, eff July 1, 1994.
Effect of Amendment
The 1993 amendment substituted "Department of Health and Environmental Control" for "South Carolina Coastal Council."
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3-5-190 ("Compensation for damage to oysters precludes further claims for damage.") 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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