South Dakota § 5-4-5 Easement for utility lines and mains--Cultivation protected--Highways and section lines to be used where practical.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 5-4-5 — Easement for utility lines and mains--Cultivation protected--Highways and section lines to be used where practical.

South Dakota § 5-4-5

Title 5PUBLIC PROPERTY, PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS

Ch. 5-4ADMINISTRATION OF SCHOOL AND PUBLIC LANDS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 5-4-5 (2026).

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The commissioner of school and public lands shall have authority to grant to any person, or telegraph, telephone, gas, oil, or other company an easement for its lines or mains, or for other public purposes, across or upon school and endowment lands, subject to such reasonable terms, conditions, and regulations as the commissioner may prescribe. Such grant shall not interfere with the cultivation of said lands, and shall not be made unless the public highways or section line rights - of - way are impractical for the purposes of the easement.

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The commissioner of school and public lands shall have authority to grant to any person, or telegraph, telephone, gas, oil, or other company an easement for its lines or mains, or for other public purposes, across or upon school and endowment lands, subject to such reasonable terms, conditions, and regulations as the commissioner may prescribe. Such grant shall not interfere with the cultivation of said lands, and shall not be made unless the public highways or section line rights - of - way are impractical for the purposes of the easement.