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2019 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters
NRS 533.045 - Right to divert ceases when necessity for use does not exist.
Universal Citation: NV Rev Stat § 533.045 (2019)
When the necessity for the use of water does not exist, the right to divert it ceases, and no person shall be permitted to divert or use the waters of this State except at such times as the water is required for a beneficial purpose.
[5:140:1913; 1919 RL p. 3226; NCL § 7894]
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