(a) Any person owning, operating, or controlling any dam or other obstruction across any river, creek, or other stream in this state shall at all times keep the dam or other obstruction open so as to permit a flow of water sufficient to maintain fish life in the stream below the dam or other obstruction.
(b) Any person violating a provision of this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare
Chapter 72 - Water and Watercourses
§ 5-72-102. Removal of trees growing on navigable rivers or streams
§ 5-72-103. Cutting timber on swamp and overflowed lands
§ 5-72-104. Leaving timber in navigable stream, drainage ditch, or stream bed
§ 5-72-105. Obstruction of drains by timber or material — Floating logs or boom
§ 5-72-106. Obstructing natural drains
§ 5-72-107. Keeping dams sufficiently open
§ 5-72-108. Injuring or destroying bridges, dams, levees, or embankments