If the parties concerned cannot agree upon the value of the improvements to county-owned land, the board of county commissioners shall appoint a board of appraisal, to view the improvements and determine the value. The board of appraisal shall be composed of three disinterested persons who shall file with the board of county commissioners an itemized report of the appraisal, signed by at least two members of the board of appraisal. Members of the board of appraisal shall be paid at the state rate established pursuant to chapter 3-9 for per diem and mileage necessarily traveled in making the appraisal. The owner of the improvements shall deposit a sum with the county treasurer, prior to the appraisal sufficient to cover the cost of appraisal as determined by the board of county commissioners. The board of appraisal shall be paid from the deposit and any excess shall be refunded to the owner of the improvements.

Source: SL 1939, ch 25, § 9; SDC Supp 1960, § 12.3412; SL 2016, ch 47, § 13.