Tennessee Statutes
§ 69-5-714 — Use of ditch or watercourse by assessed landowner
Tennessee § 69-5-714
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-5-714 (2026).
Text
The owner of any land or lot that has been assessed for the payment of the cost of the location and construction of any ditch, drain, or watercourse shall have the right to use it as an outlet for lateral drains from the land or lot.
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Legislative History
Acts 1909, ch. 185, § 23; Shan., § 3871a95; Code 1932, § 4323; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 70-1220; T.C.A. § 69-6-714.
Nearby Sections
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§ 69-1-101
Navigable waters are highways§ 69-1-102
Opening and cleaning navigable streams§ 69-1-104
Working on streams as public roads§ 69-1-106
Compensation of supervisor§ 69-1-107
Obstructing river - Penalty§ 69-1-108
Diverting water from main channel§ 69-1-109
Temporary diversion from sluice§ 69-1-110
Damages for diversion of stream§ 69-1-111
County may permit or remove improvements§ 69-1-112
Commissioners of watercourses§ 69-1-113
Forfeiture for obstructing stream§ 69-1-114
Railroad drawbridges - Operation§ 69-1-115
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 69-5-714, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/69-5-714.