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No person may, in violation of any right of any other person knowingly or intentionally:
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Terms Used In Utah Code 76-10-202- Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
| (a) |
turn or use the water, or any part thereof, of any canal, ditch, pipeline, or reservoir, except at a time when the use of the water has been duly distributed to the person; |
| (b) |
use any greater quantity of the water than has been duly distributed to him; |
| (c) |
in any way change the flow of water when lawfully distributed for irrigation or other useful purposes, except when duly authorized to make the change; or |
| (d) |
break or injure any dam, canal, pipeline, watergate, ditch, or other means of diverting or conveying water for irrigation or other useful purposes. |
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| (2) |
Subsection (1) applies to violations of any right to the use of water, including:
| (b) |
authorization of a person’s use of water by:
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an entity having a valid water right under Utah law. |
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| (3) |
Any person who violates this section is guilty of a crime punishable under Section 73-2-27. |
Amended by Chapter 215, 2005 General Session
