Federal · Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

33 U.S.C. § 663: Territorial jurisdiction over hydraulic mining; hydraulic mining injurious to navigation prohibited

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Hydraulic mining that injures navigation of Sacramento and San Joaquin River systems in California is prohibited and unlawful unless permitted by law.

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The jurisdiction of said commission, in so far as the same affects mining carried on by the hydraulic process, shall extend to all such mining in the territory drained by the Sacramento and San Joaquin River systems in the State of California. Hydraulic mining, as defined in section 668 of this title , directly or indirectly injuring the navigability of said river systems, carried on in said territory other than as permitted under the provisions of this chapter is prohibited and declared unlawful.

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