Any ditch, drain, or watercourse constructed to prevent surface and overflow water from adjacent land from entering it is hereby declared a nuisance and may be abated as such unless such action was taken in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 46A-11 and the principles outlined in § 46A-10A-20.
S.D. Codified Laws § 46A-10A-91
Drain or watercourse constructed to prevent entry of water as nuisance--Exception
Source: SL 1985, ch 362, § 92.
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