S.D. Codified Laws § 43-16-4

Current with legislation signed by the governor on or before 3/6/2024

Section 43-16-4 - Ownership of tree on land determined by the location of its trunk

Trees whose trunks stand wholly upon the land of one owner, belong exclusively to him, although their roots grow into the land of another.

Trees whose trunks stand partly on the land of two or more coterminous owners belong to them in common.

SDCL 43-16-4

CivC 1877, §§ 269, 270; CL 1887, §§ 2785, 2786; RCivC 1903, §§ 292, 293; RC 1919, §§ 362, 363; SDC 1939, § 51.0705.