Unless permitted by the secretary, no apiary may be located within three miles of any other apiary. However, any beekeeper who owns property may locate an apiary anywhere on that property.
S.D. Codified Laws § 38-18-3.1
Minimum distance between apiaries--Beekeepers excepted on own property
Source: SL 1976, ch 243 § 19; SL 1986, ch 326, § 23; SL 1986, ch 330, § 3.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.