South Dakota Statutes
§ 46A-14-45 — Vested water rights--Exclusion from operation of chapter.
South Dakota § 46A-14-45
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 46A-14-45 (2026).
Text
Vested water rights, as defined by §§ 46-1-9 and 46-1-10 , are excluded from the operation of this chapter. No watershed district and no members of the watershed district have any jurisdictional authority or control over waters subject to such vested rights.
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Legislative History
SL 1957, ch 492, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.1501 (5); SDCL § 46-24-45; SL 2011, ch 165, § 525.
Nearby Sections
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§ 46A-1-1
Legislative findings and policy.§ 46A-1-100
Definition of terms.§ 46A-1-102
Disbursement and administration of money from subfunds--Rules--Application of provisions.§ 46A-1-103
Promulgation of rules by board--Content.§ 46A-1-13
Presentation of cost data to Governor and Legislature--Requests for financing authorization.§ 46A-1-13.10
Lewis and Clark Rural Water System authorized.§ 46A-1-13.11
Southern Black Hills Water System authorized.§ 46A-1-13.12
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 46A-14-45, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/46A-14-45.