Information provided to the Board of Minerals and Environment in an application for an exploration operation permit relating to the location of test holes and marked confidential by the operator shall be protected as confidential information by the board and not be a matter of public record in the absence of a written release from the operator. A person who knowingly violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
S.D. Codified Laws § 45-6D-15
Confidential information in application protected--Violation as misdemeanor
Known as the South Dakota Uranium Exploration Act
The act spans §§ 45–45 (66 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Doe v. Nelson (2004)
Most recently applied in Doe v. Nelson (May 2004)
Source: SL 1982, ch 307, § 15.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.