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North Dakota Century Code

Chapter 61-01

N.D. Cent. Code ch. 61-01

General Provisions

61-01-01Waters of the state - Public waters 61-01-01.1Reciprocal rights of riparian owners 61-01-01.2Findings and declaration of policy - Use of ground water for irrigation 61-01-02Right to use water - Basis - Waters appropriated for irrigation purposes - Priority in time 61-01-03Claims to the use of water initiated prior to and after March 1, 1905 61-01-04Eminent domain - Who may exercise 61-01-05Reclaiming waters turned into natural or artificial watercourse 61-01-06Watercourse and waterway - Definitions 61-01-07Obstruction of watercourses - Penalty 61-01-08Obstructing navigation - Penalty 61-01-09Destruction of dams - Penalty 61-01-10Interference with piers or booms - Penalty 61-01-11Removing or injuring piles - Penalty 61-01-12Fouling waters with gas tar or other refuse - Penalty 61-01-13Fouling public waters with dead animals or other refuse - Penalty 61-01-14Fouling public water - What included 61-01-15Riparian owners of land lying adjacent to non-navigable streams 61-01-16Erection of guards when cutting ice - Penalty for failure to do so 61-01-17Lawful to boom logs in navigable rivers 61-01-18State or municipalities may join water users' associations - Fee for recording articles by recorder 61-01-19Right of way granted 61-01-20When special assessments shall become a lien 61-01-21Foreclosure of property when only special assessment is delinquent 61-01-22Permit to drain waters required - Penalty 61-01-23Investigation or removal of obstructions in channel 61-01-24Mouse official name of river 61-01-25Penalty 61-01-26Declaration of state water resources policy 61-01-26.1Findings and declaration of policy - Water to eastern North Dakota a critical priority - Water supplementation study - Employment of staff 61-01-26.2Statewide water development goals 61-01-26.3Water projects stabilization fund 61-01-27Procedure for converting mineral wells to water wells