Nothing in this chapter abridges or alters any rights of action or remedies in equity or under the common law or statutory law, criminal or civil. Nothing in this chapter may be construed as estopping any person in the exercise of the person’s rights in equity or under the common law or statutory law to suppress nuisances or to abate pollution.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34A-11-23

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1983, ch 262, § 23; SL 2011, ch 165, § 150.