{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-549.180","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 549.180","heading":"Bringing additional water into ditch without payment of compensation prohibited; civil liability.","body":"No person shall tap or bring additional water into any drainage district or drainage district ditch already dug without paying a reasonable compensation therefor and securing the written permission of district officials. The criminal penalty for violation of this section shall not relieve the defendant from civil liability for damages.","path":["15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food","45. Water Resources: Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control, Reclamation","Chapter 549 — Drainage and Flood Control Generally"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors549.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:15Z","sha256":"efb13277e07a1a636978661d448c9dcad0032b655ece0fb4861081a52ab6f690","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-549.170","next":"us-or/ors-549.190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}