Nebraska § 46-103 - Irrigation district; how formed; petition.
Full text of Nebraska Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 46-103 — Irrigation district; how formed; petition., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46-103. Irrigation district; how formed; petition.
A petition shall be filed with the county board, signed by a majority of the electors of the proposed district who shall own or hold leasehold estates in a majority of the whole number of acres belonging to or held by the electors of the proposed district, which petition shall set forth and particularly describe the boundaries of the district and shall pray that the same be organized under the provisions of sections 46-101 to 46-128.
The boundaries of the irrigation district must be sufficiently definite and certain to identify the land to be irrigated thereby. Baker v. Central Irr. Dist., 93 Neb. 460, 140 N.W. 765 (1913).
Source: official Nebraska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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