South Dakota Statutes

§ 9-39-1 — Municipal power to construct and operate electric, light, heat, and power utilities.

South Dakota § 9-39-1
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 9MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
Ch. 9-39MUNICIPAL UTILITIES IN GENERAL

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S.D. Codified Laws § 9-39-1 (2026).

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Every municipality shall have power to construct, operate, and maintain any system or part thereof to provide light, heat, and power; to purchase electric current from without the limits of the municipality; to sell electric current to be transmitted to any point without the municipality; and to maintain transmission lines for such purposes without the municipality.

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Related

Matter of Certain Territorial Elec. Boundaries, Etc.
281 N.W.2d 65 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1979)
32 case citations
Lammers v. Heartland
180 N.W.2d 398 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1970)
14 case citations
In Re Heartland Consumers Power District
180 N.W.2d 398 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1970)
12 case citations
Willrodt v. Northwestern Public Service Co.
281 N.W.2d 65 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1979)
5 case citations

Legislative History

SL 1915, ch 112, § 1; SL 1915, ch 118; RC 1919, § 6169 (17); SL 1925, ch 241; SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (77); SL 1951, ch 237; SL 1965, ch 210; SL 1965, ch 254, § 11; SL 1970, ch 261, § 11.

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