New Mexico Statutes
§ 72-12-2 — [Right to use waters.]
Beneficial use is the basis, the measure and the limit to the right to the use of the waters described in this act [72-12-1 to 72-12-10 NMSA 1978].
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Legislative History
Laws 1931, ch. 131, § 2; 1941 Comp., § 77-1102; 1953 Comp., § 75-11-2.
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