Except as provided in § 1-41-14.1, the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources shall, under the direction and control of the secretary of agriculture and natural resources, perform all the functions of the former Water Resources Commission relating to assisting and joining in arrangements or activities to promote water and related land development.

Source: SL 1973, ch 2, § 124; SL 1991, ch 17 (Ex. Ord. 91-4), § 17; SDCL § 1-40-11; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), §§ 52, 56, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.