The interest in any land authorized to be acquired and maintained under § 31-29-12 may be the fee simple or any lesser interest, as determined by the department. The acquisition may be by gift, purchase, exchange, or by condemnation pursuant to the procedures provided by either §§ 31-19-1 to 31-19-21, inclusive, for the condemnation of real property by the department, or chapter 21-35.
S.D. Codified Laws § 31-29-13
Interest in land acquired--Acquisition by gift, purchase, exchange, or condemnation
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case STATE HIGHWAY COM'N, ETC. v. Wieczorek (1976)
Most recently applied in State Highway Commission ex rel. State v. Wieczorek (December 1976)
Source: SL 1966, ch 85, § 3; SL 2010, ch 145, § 152.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.