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Ark. Code Ann. § 15-44-111: Limits on public water withdrawal

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  1. AR Code
  2. Title 15
  3. Chapter 44

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to: (1) Withdraw, in any manner, any water from any public body of water in this state without first securely screening the intake pipes used in such withdrawal against the entry of any fish; (2) Lower the natural stage of any body of water to a point whereby the existence of fish in it is endangered. (b) Persons violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). Acts 1927, No. 151, § 13; Pope's Dig., § 5948; A.S.A. 1947, § 47-515.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to: (1) Withdraw, in any manner, any water from any public body of water in this state without first securely screening the intake pipes used in such withdrawal against the entry of any fish; (2) Lower the natural stage of any body of water to a point whereby the existence of fish in it is endangered.

(1) Withdraw, in any manner, any water from any public body of water in this state without first securely screening the intake pipes used in such withdrawal against the entry of any fish;

(2) Lower the natural stage of any body of water to a point whereby the existence of fish in it is endangered.

(b) Persons violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).

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