New Mexico § 19-5-10 [Water appropriation application.]

New Mexico Statutes

§ 19-5-10 — [Water appropriation application.]

New Mexico § 19-5-10

Ch. 19Public Lands

Art. 5Classification, Care and Protection of State Lands

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 19-5-10 (2026).

Text

Before any contract as provided in Sections 19-5-7 to 19-5-9 NMSA 1978, shall issue, the applicant shall file with the commissioner a certificate of the state engineer showing a compliance with the laws, and regulations for the appropriation of water, and that applicant has the right to appropriate water for such purposes: provided, that no such contract shall operate to prevent the cancellation, according to law, of any permit to appropriate waters of the state.

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Before any contract as provided in Sections 19-5-7 to 19-5-9 NMSA 1978, shall issue, the applicant shall file with the commissioner a certificate of the state engineer showing a compliance with the laws, and regulations for the appropriation of water, and that applicant has the right to appropriate water for such purposes: provided, that no such contract shall operate to prevent the cancellation, according to law, of any permit to appropriate waters of the state.