South Dakota Statutes

§ 6-12-5 — Standards to be at least as stringent as state law.

South Dakota § 6-12-5
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 6LOCAL GOVERNMENT GENERALLY
Ch. 6-12HOME RULE CHARTERS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 6-12-5 (2026).

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Neither charter nor ordinances adopted thereunder may set standards and requirements which are lower or less stringent than those imposed by state law, but they may set standards and requirements which are higher or more stringent than those imposed by state law, unless a state law provides otherwise.

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Legislative History

SL 1974, ch 52, § 5.

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