24-0103 - Declaration of policy.

§ 24-0103. Declaration of policy.    It  is  declared  to  be  the  public policy of the state to preserve,  protect and  conserve  freshwater  wetlands  and  the  benefits  derived  therefrom,  to  prevent  the  despoliation and destruction of freshwater  wetlands, and to regulate use and development of such wetlands to secure  the natural benefits of freshwater wetlands, consistent with the general  welfare and beneficial economic, social and agricultural development  of  the state.