New Mexico Statutes
§ 72-5-24 — Change of purpose; change of point of diversion
New Mexico § 72-5-24
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 72-5-24 (2026).
Text
An appropriator of water may, with the approval of the state engineer, use the same for other than the purpose for which it was appropriated or may change the place of diversion, storage or use in the manner and under the conditions prescribed in Sections 72-5-3 and 72-5-23 NMSA 1978.
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Legislative History
Laws 1907, ch. 49, § 45; Code 1915, § 5704; C.S. 1929, § 151-157; Laws
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 72-5-24, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/72/72-5-24.