Section 22-20-8
Depositing dead animals or nauseous substances in water supplies.
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly deposit any dead animal or nauseous substance in any source, standpipe or reservoir from which water is supplied to any city or town of this state or in any private well, spring, reservoir, tank, vessel or receptacle. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00 and may be sentenced to hard labor for the county not exceeding one year.
(Code 1896, §5331; Code 1907, §7875; Code 1923, §5610; Code 1940, T. 22, §133.)