Property Ownership

In North Dakota, 'riparian rights' relate to:

ARights of property owners adjacent to oil-producing formations
BRights of landowners along rivers and streams to use water from those water bodies✓ Correct
CRights of mineral rights holders to surface access
DRights of drainage district operators

Explanation

Riparian rights are the water rights of landowners whose property borders a river, stream, or lake. North Dakota applies both riparian principles and prior appropriation doctrine to water rights.

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