Nevada § 539.736 - Exclusion of land: Grounds; limitations
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 539.736 — Exclusion of land: Grounds; limitations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 539.736. Exclusion of land: Grounds; limitations
The board of directors of any district now or hereafter formed under the provisions
of this chapter, either upon its own initiative or upon the application in writing
of any holder of title or of evidence of title to land in the district, may, by a
majority vote, exclude from the district any land or lands theretofore included in
the district, and change the boundary lines of the district so as to exclude or leave
out certain tracts or portions of tracts when the proposed system or systems of irrigation
cannot practically include such land or lands, or when such land or lands would not
be benefited by remaining in the district or by any future improvement it might make,
or when the land sought to be excluded has been, or is about to be, incorporated into
or made a part of any city or town, or when the land sought is adjacent and contiguous
to any city or town and it is proposed to develop such land as building sites and
areas; but if improvements have been commenced, or made, or authorized, or if there
are bonds or other contracts or certificates of indebtedness outstanding, no land
shall be excluded and no established liens shall be released unless all of the holders
of bonds or contracts or certificates of indebtedness constituting liens against the
land sought to be excluded, and the owner of such land if the owner has not petitioned
for exclusion thereof, shall consent in writing to the exclusion and unless all bonded
indebtedness of the district chargeable to the land sought to be excluded is paid,
or except as provided in NRS 539.738 to 539.748 , inclusive.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 539.736 cover?
Section 539.736 ("Exclusion of land: Grounds; limitations") 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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