Arkansas § 14-121-804 - Landowner ditches draining into public ditches — Crossing lands of another.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 14-121-804 — Landowner ditches draining into public ditches — Crossing lands of another., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-121-804. Landowner ditches draining into public ditches — Crossing lands of another.
Any landowner within the district may build ditches to drain his lands into the public ditches. If any intervening landowner should refuse permission to cross his lands with such ditch, the landowner seeking to construct the ditch may, by proceedings in the circuit court to be conducted in the same manner as condemnation proceedings instituted by railroad, telegraph, and telephone companies, condemn a right-of-way for the ditch. In those proceedings, the jury shall deduct from the damages the benefits that will accrue to the intervening landowner by the construction of the ditch, and the intervening landowner shall have the right to use the ditch for the drainage of his own lands.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-121-804 ("Landowner ditches draining into public ditches — Crossing lands of another.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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