{"data":{"id":"us-nm/19-5-10","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"19-5-10","heading":"[Water appropriation application.]","body":"Before any contract as provided in Sections 19-5-7 to 19-5-9 NMSA 1978, shall issue, the applicant shall file with the commissioner a certificate of the state engineer showing a compliance with the laws, and regulations for the appropriation of water, and that applicant has the right to appropriate water for such purposes: provided, that no such contract shall operate to prevent the cancellation, according to law, of any permit to appropriate waters of the state.","path":["Chapter 19 - Public Lands","ARTICLE 5 Classification, Care and Protection of State Lands"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18519/index.do","current_through":"2025-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"6fa27873207b8173d2b686c1e81195d093ed8f4a25da818993a032596e7bbb7e","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/19-5-9","next":"us-nm/19-6-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}