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§ 31-3-6.1 — Access to public lands or public waters.

South Dakota § 31-3-6.1
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 31HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Ch. 31-2LOCATION, CHANGE AND VACATION OF HIGHWAYS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 31-3-6.1 (2026).

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Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, no county or township may vacate a highway which provides access to public lands or public waters embracing an area of not less than forty acres.

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Related

State, Department of Game, Fish & Parks v. Troy Township
2017 SD 50 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2017)
41 case citations

Legislative History

SL 1989, ch 253, § 1; SL 2012, ch 154, § 1; SL 2018, ch 170, § 1.

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