North Dakota Statutes
§ 61-02-37 — Headgates and measuring devices maintained by appropriators of natural streams - Commission adopting rules preventing diversion of water
North Dakota § 61-02-37
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N.D. Cent. Code § 61-02-37 (2026).
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streams - Commission adopting rules preventing diversion of water.
All appropriators of the natural flow of natural streams shall maintain headgates and
measuring devices at their respective points of diversion for the purpose of enabling the
commission or its authorized agents to determine the amount of water being diverted at any
time. The commission may adopt and exercise any method or act to prevent the diversion of
any waters under its control without permission first obtained.
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North Dakota § 61-02-37, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nd/61-02-37.