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2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 156 - Drainage.
§ 156-9. No drain opened within 30 feet.
§ 156‑9. No drain opened within 30 feet.
The proprietor of any swamp or flatlands through which a canal or ditch passes shall not have a right to open or cut any drain within 30 feet thereof but by the consent of the owner. Such proprietor, however, and other persons may cut into such canal or ditch in the manner hereinafter provided. (R.C., c. 40, s. 8; Code, s. 1304; Rev., s. 3989; C.S., s. 5268.)
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