New Mexico Statutes
§ 72-8-3 — [Interference with use of works; misdemeanor.]
New Mexico § 72-8-3
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 72-8-3 (2026).
Text
Whenever any appropriator of water has the right-of-way for the storage, diversion or carriage of water, it shall be unlawful to place or maintain any obstruction that shall interfere with the use of the works, or prevent convenient access thereto. Any violations of this section shall be a misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
Laws 1907, ch. 49, § 50; Code 1915, § 5709; C.S. 1929, § 151-162; 1941
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 72-8-3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/72/72-8-3.