Sec. 26-224. Deposit of injurious substances in tidal waters or on oyster ground. Penalty.
Sec. 26-224. Deposit of injurious substances in tidal waters or on oyster
ground. Penalty. Any person who wilfully and knowingly deposits or assists in depositing any starfish or periwinkle, any shellfish imported from another state and infected
with a communicable disease or parasite, or any oyster other than the species Ostrea
Virginica in any of the tidal waters of this state, or who dumps mud or other material,
except that used in making oyster beds, on any ground located and designated as oyster
ground, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than
six months for each bushel, or fraction thereof, of such material so deposited or dumped.
(1949 Rev., S. 5055; 1949, S. 2560d; P.A. 78-334, S. 9; P.A. 79-148.)
History: P.A. 78-334 raised maximum fine from $50 to $200; P.A. 79-148 made provisions applicable to shellfish
imported from another state and infected with communicable disease or parasite and added "and knowingly".
Cases appear to recognize that state has control of extent to which navigable waters may be used for sewage disposal.
112 C. 216.