South Dakota § 46A-9-20 - Extension of district--Petition to include additional territory--Contents--Filing.
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§ 46A-9-20. Extension of district--Petition to include additional territory--Contents--Filing.
A water user district may be extended by including additional territory by filing in the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources a petition in writing, verified by the circulator of the petition, addressed to the department, signed by at least twenty-five percent of the landowners or entrymen in any area to be included, and bearing the approval by resolution, of a majority of the board of directors of the water user district, upon compliance with the requirements set forth in this chapter. The petition shall contain a description of the lands to be included.
Source: SL 1943, ch 310; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.1304 (2); SDCL § 46-16-19; SL 2011, ch 165, § 472; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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