No person may enter upon the lands of any other person without first obtaining written permission or a court order obtained pursuant to § 46-8-2.1 for the purpose of surveying or locating the most advantageous route for works necessary to put water to beneficial use. Actual damages sustained by reason of the entrance are the responsibility of the person causing the damages.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 46-8-2

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 61.0416; SL 1955, ch 431, § 1; SL 1983, ch 314, § 133.