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(a) Any person owning, operating, or controlling any dam or other obstruction across any river, creek, or other stream in this state shall at all times keep the dam or other obstruction open so as to permit a flow of water sufficient to maintain fish life in the stream below the dam or other obstruction.
(b) Any person violating a provision of this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 5. Criminal Offenses § 5-72-107. Keeping dams sufficiently open - last updated January 01, 2020 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-5-criminal-offenses/ar-code-sect-5-72-107/
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