Dams, gates, and necessary ditches and canals for the purpose of controlling, regulating, and forcing the overflow of water in non-navigable rivers or streams within this state may be established, constructed, and maintained in the several counties of the state under the provisions of this chapter whenever the same shall be conducive to the public health, convenience, or welfare.
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-12-01
When improvements may be constructed
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