No person may cause pollution of any waters of the state, or place or cause to be placed any wastes in a location where they are likely to cause pollution of any waters of the state. A violation of this section is subject to § 34A-2-75 and may be abated as a public nuisance.
S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-2-21
Causing pollution of waters prohibited--Placement of wastes--Violation
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 22 F. Supp. 2d 1085 - Patterson Farm, Inc. v. City of Britton, SD (1998)
Most recently applied in Krsnak v. Brant Lake Sanitary Dist. (December 2018)
Source: SDC 1939, §§ 13.1506, 61.9901; SDCL, § 46-25-17; SL 1973, ch 280, § 8 (1); SDCL Supp, § 46-25-39; SL 1977, ch 190, § 635; SL 1984, ch 243, § 3; SL 1992, ch 158, § 20.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.