Nothing in this chapter in any way may affect the vested water or drainage rights of any person, governmental subdivision or public corporation organized or in existence prior to July 1, 1957.
S.D. Codified Laws § 46A-14-91
Vested rights protected
Source: SL 1957, ch 492, § 35; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.1535; SDCL, § 46-24-83; SL 1985, ch 364, § 3.
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