Subject to § 41-2-19.1, the Department of Game, Fish and Parks may, on behalf and in the name of the state, acquire public or private property by gift, grant, devise, purchase, lease, or condemnation proceedings, and may manage, control, and improve the property for the purpose of exercising the powers granted in this title.
S.D. Codified Laws § 41-2-19
Acquisition, management, and improvement of property
Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0106 (2); SL 1941, ch 104; SL 2009, ch 206, § 11; SL 2025, ch 174, § 1.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.