South Dakota § 9-21A-4 - Rural service district--Lands included.
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§ 9-21A-4. Rural service district--Lands included.
The rural service district shall include only such platted or unplatted lands as in the judgment of the governing body at the time of the adoption of the ordinance are rural in character, are used or usable for agriculture, and are not developed for commercial, industrial, or urban residential purposes, and for these reasons are not benefited to the same degree as other lands by municipal services financed by general taxation. The rural service district may include lands which are not contiguous to one another. The ordinance may designate lands outside the municipality which, if annexed, shall be included within the rural service district.
Source: SL 1972, ch 68, § 4.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9-21A-4 ("Rural service district--Lands included.") 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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