South Dakota Statutes
§ 43-30A-2 — Abandonment by nonuse--Title vests in surface owner.
South Dakota § 43-30A-2
This text of South Dakota § 43-30A-2 (Abandonment by nonuse--Title vests in surface owner.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 43-30A-2 (2026).
Text
A mineral interest is abandoned if it has not been used for a period of twenty-three years or more. Title to an abandoned mineral interest vests in the owner of the surface estate in the land in, or under, which the mineral interest is located on the date of abandonment.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
Tvedt v. Bork
414 N.W.2d 11 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1987)
Legislative History
SL 1985, ch 338, § 2; SL 2016, ch 215, § 1.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 43-1-1
Property defined.§ 43-1-2
Classes of property.§ 43-1-4
Land as solid material of earth.§ 43-1-6
Law governing real property.§ 43-1-7
Law governing personal property.§ 43-10-13
Repealed§ 43-11-10
Power in trust defined.§ 43-11-11
General power in trust defined.§ 43-11-12
Special power in trust defined.§ 43-11-13
Capacity to create power.§ 43-11-14
Manner of creating power.§ 43-11-15
Vesting of power.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 43-30A-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/43-30A-2.