Tennessee § 69-1-108 - Diverting water from main channel.
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§ 69-1-108. Diverting water from main channel.
No person, upon pretense of having a right to the flow of water through a sluice of a navigable watercourse, on which sluice such person has built a mill, shall divert the water from the main channel into the sluice, so as to obstruct or impede the navigation of the main channel. A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Code 1858, § 1306; Shan., § 1816; Code 1932, § 3082; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 70-108; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113. Cross-References. Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 . Vandalism, § 39-14-408 . Law Reviews. The Movement for New Water Rights Laws in the Tennessee Valley States (Robert H. Marquis, Richard M. Freeman and Milton S. Heath, Jr.), 23 Tenn. L. Rev. 797.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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