The enactment of this chapter does not create any right to water or the use of water and does not affect any existing legislation with respect to water or water rights, except as expressly provided in this chapter. Nothing in this chapter affects vested water rights.
S.D. Codified Laws § 46A-1-4
Water rights not affected by chapter
Source: SL 1972, ch 241, § 4; SDCL Supp, § 46-17A-57; SL 2011, ch 165, § 285.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.