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§ 73-17-21. Prescription and adverse possession

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NM Code › Chapter 73 › Article 17 › Section 73-17-21

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The rights of the district to the waters of the district, or the use thereof, or the land within the district and property owned by it shall not be lost by the district by prescription or by adverse possession, or for nonuse of the waters.

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