C.R.S. § 43-5-302: Not to dam stream - penalty.

No person or corporation shall dam the waters of any stream so as to cause the same to overflow any road or damage or weaken the abutments, walls, or embankments of any bridge of any highway. Any person or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall forfeit the sum of fifty dollars to the county and shall be liable to any person or corporation in a civil action for any damages resulting therefrom.