The Board of Minerals and Environment has jurisdiction and authority over all persons and property, public and private, necessary to enforce effectively the provisions of this chapter.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 45-9-54

  • 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.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1943, ch 153, § 6; SDC Supp 1960, § 42.0706 (1); SDC Supp 1960, § 42.0706 (2) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, § 1.