50 CFR § 35.12 - Water rights.

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title: "50 CFR § 35.12 - Water rights."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "35.12"
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chapter_name: "UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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authority: "78 Stat. 890; 16 U.S.C. 1131-1136; 43 U.S.C. 1201."
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# 35.12 Water rights.

Nothing in the regulations in this part constitutes an expressed or implied claim or denial on the part of the Department of the Interior as to exemption from State water laws.