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§ 72-5-2 — Existing community ditches

New Mexico § 72-5-2
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 72Water Law
Art. 5Appropriation and Use of Surface Water

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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 72-5-2 (2026).

Text

None of the provisions of the preceding section [72-5-1 NMSA 1978] or Section 72- 2-6 NMSA 1978 shall apply to community ditches which are already constructed.

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Legislative History

Laws 1913, ch. 62, § 3; Code 1915, § 5679; C.S. 1929, § 151-130; 1941

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