Tennessee § 69-1-112 Commissioners of watercourses

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§ 69-1-112 — Commissioners of watercourses

Tennessee § 69-1-112

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-1-112 (2026).

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The county legislative body may, as often as necessary, appoint commissioners to:

(1)Examine the watercourses in the county, to see that the local erections allowed in the watercourses are conformable to law, and that one fourth (¼) of such watercourses, including the deepest portions, are left open for the free passage of fish;

(2)Lay off slopes of dams when necessary, determining the time they shall be left open; and (3) Return a plan of the stream, and the falls, dams, and other erections on the stream, when deemed necessary.

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The county legislative body may, as often as necessary, appoint commissioners to: (1) Examine the watercourses in the county, to see that the local erections allowed in the watercourses are conformable to law, and that one fourth (¼) of such watercourses, including the deepest portions, are left open for the free passage of fish; (2) Lay off slopes of dams when necessary, determining the time they shall be left open; and (3) Return a plan of the stream, and the falls, dams, and other erections on the stream, when deemed necessary.