The provisions of § 45-6B-33.1 do not apply to any permit application for a small-scale mining operation. For purposes of this section, a small-scale mining operation is an operation which satisfies the criteria or definition of small-scale operation as set forth in any applicable county zoning ordinance or regulation. However, if applicable county zoning ordinances or regulations do not include a definition of "small-scale operation," the definition set forth in § 45-6B-53 shall apply.
S.D. Codified Laws § 45-6B-33.2
Permit application for small-scale mining operation--Small-scale mining operation defined
Known as the South Dakota Mined Land Reclamation Act
The act spans §§ 45–45 (109 sections).
Source: SL 1987, ch 320, § 4.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.