North Dakota Statutes
§ 61-12-20 — Rights of way
North Dakota § 61-12-20
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N.D. Cent. Code § 61-12-20 (2026).
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The rights of way for the construction of any improvements required in an irrigation project,
including all sites for dams, gates, and necessary ditches and canals, if not conveyed to the
county by the owner, may be acquired by the board of flood irrigation by the exercise of the right
of eminent domain in the manner prescribed by title 32. Any such right of way, when acquired,
shall be the property of the county.
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North Dakota § 61-12-20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nd/61-12-20.