If, in an action pursuant to § 34A-10-1, administrative, licensing, or other proceedings are required or available to determine the legality of the defendant‘s conduct, the court shall remit the parties to such proceedings. The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with and subject to the provisions of chapters 34A-1 and 34A-2. In so remitting the court may grant temporary equitable relief if necessary for the protection of the air, water, and other natural resources or the public trust in such resources from pollution, impairment, or destruction. In so remitting the court shall retain jurisdiction of the action pending completion of the action for the purpose of determining whether adequate protection from pollution, impairment, or destruction has been afforded.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34A-10-5

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Source: SL 1973, ch 144, § 5 (2); SDCL Supp, § 21-10A-5; SL 1981 (2d SS), ch 1, § 24; SL 2011, ch 165, § 142.

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