Before conducting a mining operation in the permit area, the applicant shall submit to the Board of Minerals and Environment an instrument of consultation from the surface landowner of the permit area, if different from the owner of the mineral interest. The instrument of consultation shall grant the operator permission to enter and commence the operations and shall contain written receipt of the operating and reclamation plans.
S.D. Codified Laws § 45-6B-12
Consultation with surface owner--Instrument of consultation
Known as the South Dakota Mined Land Reclamation Act
The act spans §§ 45–45 (109 sections).
Source: SL 1982, ch 305, § 12.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.