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Idaho Code § 42-902

Injuring ditch or headgate — Triple damages

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District v. Mussell (2003)

Most recently applied in Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District v. Mussell (June 2003)

1880, p. 273, § 6; R.S., § 3205; am

Any person who, without the consent of the watermaster of the district, diverts any water from the ditch or channel where it was placed, or caused, or left to run by the watermaster or his deputies, or who shuts or opens any ditch, gate or dam with intent so to divert any water, and thereby deprive any person of the use of the same during any part of the time he is entitled to such use, or who, without the consent of the watermaster, cuts any ditch or the banks thereof, or breaks or destroys any gate or flume, is liable in a civil action to any person injured thereby in three times the actual damage sustained in consequence of any such wrongful act or acts.

Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.