Consent to a separation is a revocable act and if one of the parties afterwards in good faith seeks a reconciliation and restoration, but the other refuses it, such refusal is desertion.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-4-13
Desertion by refusal of reconciliation after separation
Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0709 (6).
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.