42-301 — PERMITS CONTESTABLE -- WHEN AND BY WHOM


                                  TITLE  42
                       IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER
                            RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION
                                  CHAPTER 3
                          APPROPRIATION OF WATER --
                            CANCELATION OF PERMITS
    42-301.  PERMITS CONTESTABLE -- WHEN AND BY WHOM. If the holder of a
permit to appropriate the public waters shall fail to comply with the
requirements of his permit as to the commencing of work or the filing of bond
thereunder, or the completion of one-fifth (1/5) of the construction work
within one-half (1/2) the time allowed for the entire completion of such
construction work, or shall fail to complete the entire construction work
within the time specified in his permit, said permit may be canceled and
voided by the department of water resources as hereinafter provided at the
instance of any person or persons holding any permit for the diversion of
water from the same stream, such permit postdating the permit which is sought
to be canceled.