Nevada § 533.430 - Permits and certificates of appropriation subject to existing rights
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 533.430 — Permits and certificates of appropriation subject to existing rights, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 533.430. Permits and certificates of appropriation subject to existing rights
1. Every permit to appropriate water, and every certificate of appropriation granted
under any permit by the State Engineer upon any stream or stream system which shall
have been adjudicated under the provisions of NRS 533.087 to 533.235 , inclusive, shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be, subject to existing
rights and to the decree and modifications thereof entered in such adjudication proceedings,
and the same shall be subject to regulation and control by the State Engineer and
the water commissioners in the same manner and to the same extent as rights which
have been adjudicated and decreed under the provisions of this chapter. Every such holder of a certificate or a permit shall in like manner be subject to
all of the provisions of NRS 533.270 to 533.305 , inclusive, 533.465 , 533.475 , 533.480 , 533.481 , 533.482 , 535.050 , 536.010 , 536.020 and 536.030 . 2. Upon any stream or stream system that has not been adjudicated and upon which the
State Engineer has heretofore granted and may hereafter grant a permit or permits
to appropriate water therefrom, any and all such permitted rights to the use of water
so granted shall be subject to regulation and control by the State Engineer to the
same extent and in the same manner as adjudicated and permitted rights upon streams
and stream systems heretofore adjudicated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 533.430 cover?
Section 533.430 ("Permits and certificates of appropriation subject to existing rights") 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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