Any person engaged in recreational, hobby, amateur, or field activities independently or sponsored by educational institutions or by organizations involved in earth science activities including geology, mineralogy, paleontology, treasure hunting, gold panning, archaeology, and noncommercial agate and gem hunting and using hand-held tools and equipment is exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
S.D. Codified Laws § 45-6C-51
Exemption of educational and recreational activities
Known as the South Dakota Mineral Exploration Act
The act spans §§ 45-6C-1 to 45-6C-9 (54 sections).
Source: SL 1983, ch 309, § 3; SL 2011, ch 165, § 215.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.