61-02-45. Commission may divert at any place on stream after impounding or acquiring the right of appropriation

61-02-45. Commission may divert at any place on stream after impounding or acquiring the right of appropriation. On the commission's impounding or acquiring the right of appropriation of the waters of any stream, it may divert or authorize the diversion at any point on said stream, or any portion thereof, when the same may be done without injury to any prior appropriator or riparian owner whose rights shall not have been acquired by the commission as provided in this chapter.