If an infestation of noxious weeds or an infestation of mountain pine beetle spreads to adjacent private or public land, the person or entity owning the property from which the infestation spread is responsible for remedying the problems caused by the infestation, to the extent that the person or entity is responsible for allowing the infestation to spread to the adjacent private or public land.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 38-22-16.2

Source: SL 2000, ch 202, § 1.