South Dakota Statutes
§ 46-5-3 — Natural spring forming part of stream--Right to appropriate flow from spring.
South Dakota § 46-5-3
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 46-5-3 (2026).
Text
Nothing in § 46-5-1 or 46-5-2 may be construed to prevent the owner of land on which a natural spring arises and which constitutes the source or part of the water supply of a definite stream from acquiring a right to appropriate the flow from the spring as provided by law for appropriation of waters.
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Legislative History
SL 1955, ch 430, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.0137; SL 1983, ch 314, § 40.
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South Dakota § 46-5-3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/46-5-3.