42-1211 LIABILITY FOR WASTE OF WATER.

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Idaho Code › Title 42 › Chapter 12 › Section 42-1211

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42-1211. LIABILITY FOR WASTE OF WATER. Any person entitled to the use of water from any ditch, canal, or conduit who willfully or wantonly wastes water in a manner that causes injury or damage to another person's real property shall be liable in a civil action to the owner of the injured or damaged real property.

History:

[42-1211, added 2026, ch. 112, sec. 3, p. 569.]

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