South Dakota § 49-16A-80 - Entry and appropriation for changing location or grade--Surveys.
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§ 49-16A-80. Entry and appropriation for changing location or grade--Surveys.
For the purpose of making any change in the location and grades of a road pursuant to § 49-16A-79, a railroad has all the rights, powers, and privileges to enter upon and appropriate such real property and make surveys necessary to effect such changes and grades, upon the same terms and subject to the same obligations, rules, and regulations as are prescribed by law.
Source: SDC 1939, § 52.0807; SDCL, § 49-19-20; SL 1980, ch 322, § 79.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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