South Dakota § 7-31-5 - Lease of class two land--Conservation measures required.
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§ 7-31-5. Lease of class two land--Conservation measures required.
Class two land shall be leased according to provisions prescribed by the board of county commissioners provided, however, no such lease shall be entered into unless the board of county commissioners in order to conserve and protect the existing forage resources of such county land and to restore the maximum carrying capacity of such land shall reserve the right to regulate and limit the amount of grazing thereon and to change the rentals annually in accordance with a variable scale of rental charges based on market prices for livestock or livestock products, the number and character of stock to be grazed, the carrying capacity of the land, or on any combination of these factors.
Source: SL 1939, ch 25, § 7; SDC Supp 1960, § 12.3410 (2).
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-31-5 ("Lease of class two land--Conservation measures required.") 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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