Should any person cause to flow into or be cast into any of the creeks, streams or inland waters of this State any impurities that are poisonous to fish or destructive to their spawn, such person shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished with a fine of not less than five hundred dollars or imprisonment of not less than six months in the county jail.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-673; 1952 Code Section 28-673; 1942 Code Section 1772-7; 1932 Code Section 1819; Cr. C. '22 Section 789; Cr. C. '12 Section 772; Cr. C. '02 Section 519; G. S. 1671; R. S. 405; 1726 (3) 270; 1871 (15) 661; 1934 (38) 1415; 1952 (47) 2179; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263.