No person may begin or carry on any construction of works for storing or carrying water until a permit to appropriate the water has been issued.
S.D. Codified Laws § 46-5-9
Construction of works prior to obtaining permit to appropriate water prohibited
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case McCook Lake Recreation Area v. Dakota Bay, LLC (2025)
Most recently applied in McCook Lake Recreation Area v. Dakota Bay, LLC (September 2025)
Source: SDC 1939, §§ 61.9907, 61.9910; SL 1965, ch 304, § 2; SL 1981, ch 316, § 1; SL 1983, ch 314, § 46.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.