South Dakota § 34A-1-18 - Emission control and open burning requirements--Local control--Nonconformance as violation.
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§ 34A-1-18. Emission control and open burning requirements--Local control--Nonconformance as violation.
The Board of Minerals and Environment, for the purpose of controlling pollution, shall by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 establish emission control requirements and reasonable requirements for open burning. The requirements may vary from area to area, as may be appropriate to facilitate accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter, and in order to take necessary or desirable account of varying local conditions. Any general prohibition against all open burning shall be determined by each municipality or by each county for areas outside the boundaries of the municipalities. The board may not adopt any rule generally prohibiting all open burning, but any board rule regulating open burning shall be only as is necessary to address a specific problem. Any person who allows an emission which does not conform to a requirement in force pursuant to this section is subject to § 34A-1-39.
Source: SL 1970, ch 203, § 9; SDCL Supp, § 34-16A-24; SL 1977, ch 280, § 10; SL 1977, ch 281, § 1; SL 1980, ch 238, § 14; SL 1992, ch 158, § 10; SL 1993, ch 256, § 5.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34A-1-18 ("Emission control and open burning requirements--Local control--Nonconformance as violation.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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