New Mexico Statutes

§ 73-2-4 — [Preference right for irrigation; obstruction.]

New Mexico § 73-2-4
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 73Special Districts
Art. 2Ditches or Acequias

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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 73-2-4 (2026).

Text

No inhabitant of this state shall have the right to construct any building of the impediment of the irrigation of lands or fields, such as mills or any other property that may obstruct the course of the water; as the irrigation of the fields should be preferable to all others.

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Legislative History

Laws 1851-1852, p. 189, § 2; C.L. 1865, ch. 1, § 2; C.L. 1884, § 1; C.L. 1897,

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