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2011 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 45 Waters
45-187 No rights acquired by adverse use or adverse possession
AZ Rev Stat § 45-187 (1996 through 1st Reg Sess 50th Legis) What's This?
45-187. No rights acquired by adverse use or adverse possession
Beginning on May 21, 1974, no rights to the use of public waters of the state may be acquired by adverse use or adverse possession as between the person and the state, or as between one or more persons asserting the water right, but nothing contained herein affects the validity of a claim filed under this article based on prior adverse use or adverse possession.
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