South Carolina § 50-13-1220 - Fishways in dams.
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§ 50-13-1220. Fishways in dams.
No navigable stream of this State shall be obstructed by a dam or otherwise unless there be provided a fishway in such dam or other obstruction. For violation of this section a person shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars for each day that such obstruction shall exist without such fishway after such person shall have been notified in writing by any person that such obstruction exists.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 28-648; 1952 Code SECTION 28-648; 1942 Code SECTION 1770-2; 1932 Code SECTION 1805; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 776; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 759; 1910 (26) 576; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1263.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 50-13-1220 ("Fishways in dams.") 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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