(1) The county legislative body may, as often as necessary, appoint commissioners to:(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.
(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.