South Dakota § 5-7-4 Right of entry to prospect for and remove minerals.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 5-7-4 — Right of entry to prospect for and remove minerals.

South Dakota § 5-7-4

Title 5PUBLIC PROPERTY, PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS

Ch. 5-7MINERALS ON SCHOOL AND PUBLIC LANDS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 5-7-4 (2026).

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The state and all persons claiming under it shall have the right to enter upon such lands and to prospect for, mine, sell, and remove such coal, ores, asphaltum, metals, minerals, and other metallic and mineral products and for such purpose to construct all necessary roads, buildings, and improvements thereon, including machinery for mining or removing such coal, ores, asphaltum, metals, minerals, and other metallic and mineral products in such lands.

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The state and all persons claiming under it shall have the right to enter upon such lands and to prospect for, mine, sell, and remove such coal, ores, asphaltum, metals, minerals, and other metallic and mineral products and for such purpose to construct all necessary roads, buildings, and improvements thereon, including machinery for mining or removing such coal, ores, asphaltum, metals, minerals, and other metallic and mineral products in such lands.