Nothing in § 46-5-1 or 46-5-2 may be construed to prevent the owner of land on which a natural spring arises and which constitutes the source or part of the water supply of a definite stream from acquiring a right to appropriate the flow from the spring as provided by law for appropriation of waters.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 46-5-3

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization

Source: SL 1955, ch 430, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.0137; SL 1983, ch 314, § 40.