South Dakota § 5-7-25 - Customary provisions inserted in leases for protection of state and surface owners and lessees.

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§ 5-7-25. Customary provisions inserted in leases for protection of state and surface owners and lessees.

The commissioner of school and public lands may insert in oil, gas, and geothermal resources leases such general provisions as are customary and proper for the protection of the rights of the state and of the lessee and of the owners of the surface of the leased land and not inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this chapter and of other laws.

Source: SL 1931, ch 203, § 9; SDC 1939, § 15.0510; SL 1941, ch 53, § 1.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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