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Land wars within the West won’t ever finish, and their most up-to-date episode is enjoying out in New Mexico. A 12 months in the past, the New Mexico Supreme Court docket dominated that the general public has a proper to recreate in streams and rivers, though a river mattress and financial institution could also be privately owned (just like Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming legal guidelines). Now, New Mexico legal professional common Raul Torrez is accusing landowners alongside the Pecos River of not complying with the ruling and permitting the general public entry to the river.
In line with an article from The Unbiased, “The court docket discovered that public easement covers what could be moderately needed to make use of the water itself and that any use of the beds and banks will need to have minimal impression.”
So, after Torrez heard tales of landowners threatening anglers and boaters with bodily hurt (and in some instances, stringing wire throughout the river), he’ll press fees in opposition to landowners who don’t permit the general public entry to public waters.
You possibly can learn extra on the state of affairs right here.
