South Dakota § 45-6-65 License required--Compliance with requirements--Fee--Deposit.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 45-6-65 — License required--Compliance with requirements--Fee--Deposit.

South Dakota § 45-6-65

Title 45MINING, OIL AND GAS

Ch. 45-5ASAND, GRAVEL AND CONSTRUCTION AGGREGATE MINING

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Bluebook

S.D. Codified Laws § 45-6-65 (2026).

Text

An operator shall obtain a license to mine:

(1)Sand;

(2)Gravel;

(3)Rock to be crushed and used in construction;

(4)Pegmatite minerals;

(5)Limestone; and (6) Iron ore, gypsum, shale, pozzolan, and other materials used in the process of making cement or lime. The operator shall comply with the requirements of §§ 45-6-68 , 45-6-69 , 45-6-71 , and 45-6-72 , for each site to be mined. Failure to comply with these requirements for each site mined constitutes mining without a license. The fee for the license is one hundred dollars annually, for each mine site authorized under the license. The department shall forward any fees collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit in the environment and natural resources fee fund established in § 1-41-23 .

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An operator shall obtain a license to mine: (1) Sand; (2) Gravel; (3) Rock to be crushed and used in construction; (4) Pegmatite minerals; (5) Limestone; and (6) Iron ore, gypsum, shale, pozzolan, and other materials used in the process of making cement or lime. The operator shall comply with the requirements of §§ 45-6-68 , 45-6-69 , 45-6-71 , and 45-6-72 , for each site to be mined. Failure to comply with these requirements for each site mined constitutes mining without a license. The fee for the license is one hundred dollars annually, for each mine site authorized under the license. The department shall forward any fees collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit in the environment and natural resources fee fund established in § 1-41-23 .

Legislative History

SL 1983, ch 308, § 3; SL 1988, ch 357, § 2; SL 1988, ch 358, § 2; SL 1990, ch 354, § 3; SL 1993, ch 331; SL 1993, ch 333, § 3; SL 1994, ch 23, § 10; SL 1997, ch 226, § 1; SL 2009, ch 13, § 3; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), §§ 14, 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021; SL 2024, ch 181, § 1.