South Dakota § 5-5-8 - Division or joining of tracts not leased at auction--Continuation and adjournment of auction.
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§ 5-5-8. Division or joining of tracts not leased at auction--Continuation and adjournment of auction.
If a tract is offered for lease and no satisfactory bid is received, the legal subdivisions of the tract may be separately offered; or such tract may be offered in connection with other tracts of agricultural or grazing lands within the county which have been offered and for which no acceptable bid has been received.
The auction shall continue from day to day until all tracts of lands advertised for lease have been offered. The commissioner may, for good cause, adjourn the auction for a period of not more than three days.
Source: SL 1917, ch 339, §§ 10, 11; RC 1919, §§ 5642, 5643; SL 1923, ch 257; SDC 1939, § 15.0406; SL 1987, ch 47, § 1; SL 1994, ch 47, § 2.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-5-8 ("Division or joining of tracts not leased at auction--Continuation and adjournment of auction.") 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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