South Dakota Statutes

§ 46-10-1 — Action for general adjudication of water or water use rights--When attorney general to bring.

South Dakota § 46-10-1
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 46WATER RIGHTS
Ch. 46-10ADJUDICATION OF WATER RIGHTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 46-10-1 (2026).

Text

It shall be the duty of the attorney general to bring an action for the general adjudication of the nature, extent, content, scope, and relative priority of the water rights and the rights to use water of all persons, or entities, public or private, on any river system and on all other sources, when in his judgment, or in the judgment of the Water Management Board, the public interests require such action.

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Related

South Dakota ex rel. Meierhenry v. Rippling Water Ranch, Inc.
531 F. Supp. 449 (D. South Dakota, 1982)
3 case citations
In Re Gen. Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water
531 F. Supp. 449 (D. South Dakota, 1982)
1 case citations

Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 55.1811; SL 1980, ch 305, § 1.

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