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17B-2a-210. District required to minimize damage when entering on land -- Penaltyfor preventing or prohibiting a district from entering on land.
(1) When entering upon land for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, or repairingworks, a drainage district may not do more damage than the necessity of the occasion requires.
(2) (a) A person who willfully prevents or prohibits an agent of a drainage district fromentering upon land when the district is authorized to enter the land is guilty of a class Cmisdemeanor.
(b) (i) Each person found guilty under Subsection (2)(a) shall be fined a sum not toexceed $25 per day for each day the person prevented or prohibited the district from enteringupon land.
(ii) Each fine under Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall be paid to the district.

Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session