New Mexico § 73-2-53 - Degaguas; irrigation from; irrigation with excess water; subject to regular payment; use without consent of mayordomo; penalty
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§ 73-2-53. Degaguas; irrigation from; irrigation with excess water; subject to regular payment; use without consent of mayordomo; penalty
The owners of irrigable land, situate in the margin of any drainage or discharges
of water from any public ditch, being a member or members of said ditch, shall have
to pay for the irrigation of said lands in the same manner as all other lands belonging
to said ditches, whether they irrigate them for the uses of harvest, or for hay land,
alfalfa or other pasture, and shall not be excused on the pretext that they only use
the excess of water of said ditch. And if such owners of land use the water without the consent of the mayordomo, they
shall be fined in a sum not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than twenty dollars
($20.00).
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 73-2-53 ("Degaguas; irrigation from; irrigation with excess water; subject to regular payment; use without consent of mayordomo; penalty") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. 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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