23:5-29.1. Fish ladder in dams required; penalty
It is unlawful to construct a dam in any water of this state which is a runway for migratory fish without installing a fish ladder or other contrivance to permit the fish to pass over the dam in either direction, under a penalty of two hundred dollars.
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