South Dakota § 7-31-39 - Royalty agreements required in oil and gas leases.
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§ 7-31-39. Royalty agreements required in oil and gas leases.
All such leases as described in § 7-31-38 shall provide for the delivery to the said county in the pipeline to which said lessee may connect the wells, of a royalty of one-eighth of the oil or gas produced, saved, and marketed from the leased lands, or the equivalent proportion of the market value of such oil and gas in the field at the time of production, at the option of the said board of county commissioners; provided, however, no royalty shall be payable from oil or gas used in operations on the land for the development of oil or gas therefrom. Provided, further, that of the oil or gas so used, the same shall be in the proportion of seven-eighths belonging to the lessee or assigns, and one-eighth which but for such use would be delivered to the said county lessor.
Source: SL 1939, ch 165, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 42.0801.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-31-39 ("Royalty agreements required in oil and gas leases.") 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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