2016 Mississippi Code
Title 51 - Waters, Water Resources, Water Districts, Drainage, and Flood Control
Chapter 3 - Water Resources; Regulation and Control
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 51-3-47. Water rights adjudicated by court

MS Code § 51-3-47 (2016) What's This?

Whenever the rights for the use of waters within the state shall have been adjudicated by any court, the board shall aid in the distribution of water in accordance with the terms of the decree; and it shall be the duty of the clerk of any court in which such decree has been issued, within ten (10) days after such decree shall have been entered, to forward to the board and commission, by registered mail, a certified copy of the decree.

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