{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-538.260","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 538.260","heading":"Existing rights not affected; appropriation and use for certain purposes permitted.","body":"ORS 538.251 shall not affect any existing rights to appropriate or use water, or any renewals or extensions thereof, or prevent appropriation and use of such water for domestic, stock, municipal, fish culture, aesthetic, recreational, or public park purposes.","path":["15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food","45. Water Resources: Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control, Reclamation","Chapter 538 — Withdrawal of Certain Waters From Appropriation; Special Municipal and County Water Right"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors538.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:15Z","sha256":"f059e352fa2c96749ec4ad163d4725890d33936237946b796e125ee01d704fc7","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-538.251","next":"us-or/ors-538.270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}