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N.D.C.C. § 61-04-01 Petitions, reports, surveys, and other documents filed with the commission
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Any petitions, applications, surveys, reports, orders, or other documents provided for in this chapter must be filed with the commission in Bismarck, where they must be kept on file under the control of the director of the department of water resources.
N.D.C.C. § 61-04-01.1 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Adjudicative proceeding" means an appeal under chapter 28-32 of a recommended decision prepared by the director of the department of water resources for a water permit application. 2. "Assignment" means…
N.D.C.C. § 61-04-01.2 Beneficial use requirement
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A right to appropriate water can be acquired for beneficial use only as provided in this chapter. Beneficial use shall be the basis, the measure, and the limit of the right to the use of water.
N.D.C.C. § 61-04-02 Permit for beneficial use of water required
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Any person, before commencing any construction for the purpose of appropriating waters of the state or before taking waters of the state from any constructed works, shall first secure a water permit from the department of water resources unless the construction or taking from the…