South Dakota Statutes

§ 46-1-1 — Use of water of state--Paramount interest of people--Conversion to public use.

South Dakota·Title 46 WATER RIGHTS·Ch. 46-1 DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
It is hereby declared that the people of the state have a paramount interest in the use of all the water of the state and that the state shall determine what water of the state, surface and underground, can be converted to public use or controlled for public protection.

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Legislative History

SL 1955, ch 430, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.0101 (3).

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