Nevada Code § 533.465

Interference with headgate, water box or water; prima facie evidence
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1. Any person who shall willfully open,
close, change or interfere with any lawfully established headgate or water box
without authority, or who shall willfully use water or conduct water into or
through the persons ditch which has been lawfully denied the person by the
State Engineer, the State Engineers assistants or water commissioners, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. The possession or use of water when the
same shall have been lawfully denied by the State Engineer or other competent
authority shall be prima facie evidence of the guilt of the person using it.

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