The provisions of §§ 5-7-3, 5-7-4, 5-7-4.1, 5-7-6, 5-7-8, and 5-7-16 shall not apply to oil and gas, or geothermal resources, and shall not apply to lands sold prior to the reservation of such coal, ores, asphaltum, metals, minerals, and other metallic and mineral products.
S.D. Codified Laws § 5-7-6
Oil, gas, and geothermal resources not subject to provisions--Exemption of lands sold prior to reservation
Source: SL 1919, ch 305, § 1; SL 1931, ch 203, § 13; SDC 1939, § 15.0501; SL 1980, ch 40, § 3.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.