As soon as possible following each decennial census of population or any adjustment to a water development district boundary, the Board of Water and Natural Resources shall ascertain whether the number of board members should be adjusted, adjust the same, and redistrict water development district director areas to reflect changes in the population of the water development district so as to assure equitable representation of all areas within the water development district. The board may make adjustments to water development district director areas to reflect precinct changes made pursuant to chapter 12-14 if equitable representation of all areas remains assured.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 46A-3B-3

  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts

Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 17; SL 2008, ch 233, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; SL 2012, ch 217, § 7.

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