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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees
Chapter 1 - Watercourses
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 69-1-107. Obstructing River — Penalty
Universal Citation: TN Code § 69-1-107 (2020)
- Any person who obstructs the navigation of the main channel of any navigable river or other stream, by building mills, erecting dams or locks, in or across the same, unless authorized by law, or by any other means whatever, shall be liable to a penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250), one half (½) to the use of the person who sues for it and the other one half (½) to the use of the state.
- In addition to the civil penalty in subsection (a), such obstruction of the main channel of any navigable river or other stream is a Class C misdemeanor.
Code 1858, § 1305 (deriv. Acts 1819, ch. 63, § 4); Shan., § 1814; Code 1932, § 3080; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 70-107; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Cross-References. Navigable stream, obstruction of not to be permitted by courts, §54-13-102.
Navigation not to be interrupted, §69-1-111.
Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, §40-35-111.
Penalty for obstruction of navigability permitting requirements, §69-1-117.
Vandalism, §39-14-408.
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