The Water Management Board may issue any permit or license subject to terms, conditions, restrictions, qualifications, quantifications, or limitations on perpetuity consistent with this chapter which it considers necessary to protect the public interest and which are related to matters within the jurisdiction of the board. Water rights issued pursuant to this section may be amended by the board and priority is retained upon amendment. Upon amendment the board may alter terms, conditions, restrictions, qualifications, or quantifications consistent with this chapter.
S.D. Codified Laws § 46-1-14
Terms and conditions of permits and licenses--Amendment
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re Application No. 5189-3 to Extend Time (1991)
Most recently applied in DeKay v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service (December 1994)
Source: SL 1978, ch 312; SL 1983, ch 314, § 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.