Nevada § 503.410 - Unlawful interference with flow of water through fish ladder
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 503.410 — Unlawful interference with flow of water through fish ladder, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 503.410. Unlawful interference with flow of water through fish ladder
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to dry up, impede or interfere with the free
flow of water through any fish ladder upon any stream in this State, when there is
sufficient unappropriated or unused water in such stream for use therein, by diverting
the same from above and around such fish ladder by means of any ditch, canal or aqueduct,
and permitting the same to waste, spill or flow back into the stream below such fish
ladder by means of a spillway, tailrace, overflow, underpass, headgate or other appliance
not equipped with an efficient and adequate fish ladder. 2. This section shall not be construed to impair any subsisting right to divert water
from such stream for irrigation, domestic or culinary purposes.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 503.410 ("Unlawful interference with flow of water through fish ladder") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. 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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