S.D. Codified Laws § 11-8-2

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 11-8-2 - "Slum area" defined

Wherever used or referred to in this chapter, unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context, "slum area" shall mean an area in which there is a predominance of buildings or improvements, whether residential or nonresidential, which by reason of dilapidation, deterioration, age or obsolescence, inadequate provision for ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open spaces, high density of population and overcrowding, or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of such factors as are conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, or crime, and is detrimental to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare.

SDCL 11-8-2

SL 1966, ch 149, § 2 (8).