§ 37-84-110 — Head of ditch to be latticed

Colorado § 37-84-110

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 37: Water and
• Art.: Responsibility of User or Owner

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Every corporation and company,
whether created by special act or organized under the general incorporation laws
of this state, and every partnership or any persons who own or control any canal or
ditch, or any part thereof, being two feet in width or over and carrying water to the
depth of twelve inches or over, which canal or ditch, or any part thereof, is within
the corporate limits of any city with a population of seventy thousand or more or
any city existing by special charter of a population equal to or exceeding seventy
thousand, or any of the additions thereto, at their own expense, shall safely and
securely lattice or slat the head of any flume or covering of the canal or ditch with
proper materials, so that persons or animals cannot accidentally enter such flume
or covering at the head thereof and pass or be carried down the current of the canal
or ditch, and they shall thereafter maintain and keep the same in good order and
repair at their own cost and expense.

Legislative History

Source: L. 1887: p. 66, � 2. R.S. 08: � 3242. C.L. � 1723. CSA: C. 90, � 121. CRS 53: � 147-7-11. C.R.S. 1963: � 148-7-10. L. 72: p. 621, � 166.