33 U.S.C. § 682 — Malicious injury to works; injury to navigable waters by hydraulic mining; penalty
submitted 133 years ago by ch. 183 to r/title-33-NAVIGATION-AND-NAVIGABLE-WATERS · 161 words · no verdicts yet
A person who intentionally or maliciously damages certain dams or related works commits a misdemeanor and may face a fine, imprisonment, or both. Hydraulic mining that directly or indirectly injures United States navigable waters is also a misdemeanor with separate maximum penalties.
A person who intentionally or maliciously injures, damages, destroys, or tries to injure, damage, or destroy a dam or other work built under this chapter to restrain, impound, or settle matter, or used with such a purpose, commits a misdemeanor. On conviction, the court may impose a fine of up to $5,000, imprisonment for up to 5 years, or both. A person, company, or corporation, including its agents or employees, that uses hydraulic mining in violation of this chapter and thereby directly or indirectly injures United States navigable waters also commits a misdemeanor. On conviction, the court may impose a fine of up to $5,000, imprisonment for up to 1 year, or both.
Any person or persons who willfully or maliciously injure, damage, or destroy, or attempt to injure, damage, or destroy, any dam or other work erected under the provisions of this chapter for restraining, impounding, or settling purposes, or for use in connection therewith, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not to exceed the sum of $5,000 or be imprisoned not to exceed five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. And any person or persons, company or corporation, their agents or employees, who shall mine by the hydraulic process directly or indirectly injuring the navigable waters of the United States, in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
Source credit: (Mar. 1, 1893, ch. 183, § 22, 27 Stat. 510.)
- 1893Enacted · Act of Mar. 1, 1893, ch. 183 · 27 Stat. 510
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 183 on 1893-03-01.
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