The department may select any place upon any river or stream within this State as a fish sanctuary. Upon making this selection, the board, upon approval in writing of a majority of the members of the county legislative delegation from the county in which this proposed fish sanctuary is to be located, may designate and set apart the place as a fish sanctuary. A sanctuary may not exceed two miles in length along any river or stream. When a sanctuary is so designated and set apart, the board shall have it adequately and conspicuously marked and shall designate the limits of it in all directions.

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 28-717; 1952 Code SECTION 28-717; 1942 Code SECTION 1774-1; 1938 (40) 1598; 1952 (47) 2179; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1263; 2012 Act No. 114, SECTION 6, eff July 1, 2012.

Effect of Amendment

The 2012 amendment substituted "A sanctuary may not" for "No one sanctuary shall", and made other, nonsubstantive, changes.

SECTIONS 50-13-1970 to 50-13-1980. Omitted by 2012 Act No. 114, SECTION 6, eff July 1, 2012.

Editor's Note

Former SECTION 50-13-1970 was entitled "Designation of fish sanctuaries in lakes and ponds" and was derived from 1962 Code SECTION 28-718; 1952 Code SECTION 28-718; 1942 Code SECTION 1774-1; 1938 (40) 1598; 1952 (47) 2179; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1263.

Former SECTION 50-13-1980 was entitled "Operation and posting of fish sanctuaries" and was derived from 1962 Code SECTION 28-719; 1952 Code SECTION 28-719; 1942 Code SECTION 1774-1; 938 (40) 1598; 952 (47) 2179; 990 Act No. 468, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1263.