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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
If any person shall have timber, logs, or lumber in any navigable stream and shall allow the same to accumulate or form in blocks or jams so as to obstruct navigation or to hinder or delay any other person in the driving or running of logs, timber, or lumber, such other person may cause the block or jam to be broken and the obstructing logs, timber, or lumber to be driven, boomed, rafted, or run at the expense of the owner; and the costs thereof shall be a lien on the logs, timber, or lumber.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 51. Waters, Water Resources, Water Districts, Drainage, and Flood Control § 51-1-7 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-51-waters-water-resources-water-districts-drainage-and-flood-control/ms-code-sect-51-1-7.html
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