North Dakota Statutes
§ 61-16-06 — Order creating water resource district
A certified copy of the order creating a water resource district shall be filed with the county
auditor of each county within the district. A like copy of the order shall be filed with the secretary
of state. The secretary of state shall issue to the state water commission a certificate, bearing
the seal of the state, of the due organization of the district, and shall file a copy of the certificate
and the commission's order creating the district. The secretary of state's certificate, or a copy
authenticated by the secretary of state, shall be prima facie evidence of the organization of the
district. This new district shall be, and is hereby declared to be, a governmental agency, and a
body politic and corporate with the authority to exercise the powers specified in this chapter, or
which
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Garaas v. Cass County Joint Water Resource District
2016 ND 148 (North Dakota Supreme Court, 2016)
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§ 61-01-01
Waters of the state - Public waters§ 61-01-01.1
Reciprocal rights of riparian owners§ 61-01-02
Right to use water - Basis - Waters appropriated for irrigation purposes - Priority in time§ 61-01-04
Eminent domain - Who may exercise§ 61-01-06
Watercourse and waterway - Definitions§ 61-01-07
Obstruction of watercourses - Penalty§ 61-01-08
Obstructing navigation - Penalty§ 61-01-09
Destruction of dams - Penalty§ 61-01-11
Removing or injuring piles - Penalty