No person, irrigation district, municipality, county, or other governmental subdivision, irrigation company, or other public or private corporation or association is liable for the payment of any rent or charge for water storage; water supply; for the collection, treatment, or disposal of wastewater; or for any of the costs of operation of a water user district, unless a contract for such services has been entered into between the person or public or private organization and the water user district furnishing the services.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 46A-9-48

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1939, ch 291, § 9; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.1309; SDCL, § 46-16-46; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2; SL 2006, ch 226, § 8.