Before a person may obtain a right to the use of water from a spring or water which has seeped to the surface of the ground, the person must ensure that wildlife which customarily uses the water will have access to it. The State Engineer may waive this requirement for a domestic use of water.
NRS 533.367
Requirement to ensure access of wildlife to water it customarily uses; waiver
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Morros (1988)
Most recently applied in 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 4 - Sullivan v. Lincoln Cnty. Water Dist. (January 2024)
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1840)
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.