§ 69-1-112. Commissioners of watercourses.

TN Code § 69-1-112 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) Examine the watercourses in the county, to see that the local erections allowed in the watercourses are conformable to law, and that one fourth (¼) of such watercourses, including the deepest portions, are left open for the free passage of fish;

(2) Lay off slopes of dams when necessary, determining the time they shall be left open; and

(3) Return a plan of the stream, and the falls, dams, and other erections on the stream, when deemed necessary.