South Dakota Statutes

§ 43-16-4 — Ownership of tree on land determined by the location of its trunk.

South Dakota § 43-16-4
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 43PROPERTY
Ch. 43-16LAND BOUNDARIES, MONUMENTS AND SUBSURFACE RIGHTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 43-16-4 (2026).

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Trees whose trunks stand wholly upon the land of one owner, belong exclusively to him, although their roots grow into the land of another. Trees whose trunks stand partly on the land of two or more coterminous owners belong to them in common.

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Legislative History

CivC 1877, §§ 269, 270; CL 1887, §§ 2785, 2786; RCivC 1903, §§ 292, 293; RC 1919, §§ 362, 363; SDC 1939, § 51.0705.

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