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Real Property • Natural Rights
PROP#236
Legal Definition
Natural uses prevail over artificial uses.
Plain English Explanation
The law favors natural uses (like anything that has to do with humans living, such as drinking, eating, raising livestock, or growing food) over artificial uses (like anything that has to do with manufacturing, or industrial agricultural uses like raising a lot of livestock, or irrigating a farm).
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