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§ 46-5-1.2 Removal of obstructions built by beavers if lands flooded or water rights impaired.

SD Codified L § 46-5-1.2 (2019) (N/A)
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46-5-1.2. Removal of obstructions built by beavers if lands flooded or water rights impaired. No person owning land through which a watercourse passes may prohibit the removal of obstructions built by beavers in the watercourse, if the beavers have obstructed or interfered with the flow of water through the watercourse in a manner that floods land belonging to others or impairs existing water rights. Upon written request, the Department of Game, Fish and Parks may authorize removal of the beavers.

Source: SL 1987, ch 332, § 6.

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