Any person or corporation violating any of the provisions of Section [Sections] 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 and 11 [72-13-4, 72-13-5, 72-13-8 through 72-13-11 NMSA 1978] of this act or any of the rules and regulations promulgated by the state engineer in conformity therewith, and each day such violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense, and upon conviction thereof, shall pay a fine of not less than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars nor more than two hundred fifty ($250) dollars for each offense. The state engineer, artesian well supervisor or any director of an artesian conservancy district or other officer charged with the enforcement of this act [72-13-1 through 72-13-12 NMSA 1978], may file a complaint with the proper official against anyone for the violation of any of the provisions hereof.
History: Laws 1935, ch. 43, § 12; 1941 Comp., § 77-1212; 1953 Comp., § 75-12-12.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Cross references. — For the state engineer, see 72-2-1 NMSA 1978.
Purpose. — Legislature, in passing this section, was not attempting to prevent use of water, but to prevent waste of water. State ex rel. Erickson v. McLean, 1957-NMSC-012, 62 N.M. 264, 308 P.2d 983.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 94 C.J.S. Waters § 313.
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