Said compact shall not be binding or obligatory upon any of the high contracting parties thereto unless and until the same shall have been ratified by the Legislature of each of the said states and approved by the Congress of the United States. The Governor of South Dakota shall give notice of the ratification and approval of said compact by the South Dakota Legislature to the Governors of each of the said states and to the President of the United States.
S.D. Codified Laws § 46A-17-2
Effective date of compact--Notice of ratification
Source: SL 1943, ch 283, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 55.5102; SDCL, § 46-30-2.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.