North Dakota Code 61-03-17 – Parties to and costs of suit for adjudication of water rights
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In any suit for the determination of a right to the use of the waters of any stream system, all persons that claim the right to use the waters must be made parties, and the department shall provide the court a complete hydrographic survey of the stream system. The cost of the suit including the litigation and survey costs incurred by the state must be charged to each of the private parties to the suit in proportion to the amount of the water right allotted.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 61-03-17
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49