Any interested person may appeal from acts or decisions of the water master to the Water Management Board and the board shall promptly and at a stated time and place fixed by it, after due notice to the parties, hear and determine the matter in dispute. Its decision shall be final, unless an appeal is taken to the circuit court having jurisdiction, in conformity with the law governing appeals.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 46-10-13

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • 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.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1955, ch 430, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.0141; SL 1983, ch 314, § 162.