It is the purpose of this chapter to provide the maximum amount of constitutionally permissible protection to surface owners from the undesirable effects of mineral development. This chapter is to be interpreted to benefit surface owners, regardless of when the mineral estate was separated from the surface estate.
S.D. Codified Laws § 45-5A-2
Purpose of chapter
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Rysavy v. Novotny (1987)
Most recently applied in Rysavy v. Novotny (February 1987)
Source: SL 1982, ch 304, § 2.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.