S.D. Codified Laws § 46-5-1

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 46-5-1 - Natural flow of stream or spring-Restrictions on riparian use

No landowner may prevent the natural flow of a stream, or of a natural spring from where it starts its definite course, or of a natural spring arising on his or her land which flows into and constitutes a part of the water supply of a natural stream, nor pursue nor pollute any of these, except as provided by § 46-5-2.

SDCL 46-5-1

SDC 1939, § 61.0101; SL 1955, ch 430, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.0137; SL 1983, ch 314, § 39; SL 2011, ch 165, §265.