Any specimen of natural history, geology, or mineralogy, which is collected by the state geologist or any other person appointed by the state to investigate its natural and physical resources, or donated by any person, shall be the property of the state.
S.D. Codified Laws § 45-1-6
Specimens are state property
Source: SL 2017, ch 10, § 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.