South Dakota § 45-4-2 Conditions precedent to filing of location certificate.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 45-4-2 — Conditions precedent to filing of location certificate.

South Dakota § 45-4-2

Title 45MINING, OIL AND GAS

Ch. 45-4LOCATION AND WORKING OF MINING CLAIMS

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Bluebook

S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-2 (2026).

Text

Before filing a location certificate pursuant to § 45-4-4 , the discoverer shall locate the claim:

(1)By erecting a monument at the place of discovery and posting on the monument a plain sign or notice containing the name of the lode, the name of any locator, the date of discovery, the number of feet claimed in length on either side of the discovery, and the number of feet in width claimed on each side of the lode; and (2) By marking the surface boundaries of the claim.

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Before filing a location certificate pursuant to § 45-4-4 , the discoverer shall locate the claim: (1) By erecting a monument at the place of discovery and posting on the monument a plain sign or notice containing the name of the lode, the name of any locator, the date of discovery, the number of feet claimed in length on either side of the discovery, and the number of feet in width claimed on each side of the lode; and (2) By marking the surface boundaries of the claim.

Legislative History

PolC 1877, ch 31, § 5; SL 1881, ch 96, § 3; CL 1887, § 2001; SL 1899, ch 115, § 2; RPolC 1903, § 2536; RC 1919, § 8730; SDC 1939, § 42.0107; SL 1955, ch 152, § 2; SL 2011, ch 165, § 167.