SDCL § 11-6-40: Platting of certain land required.

Any municipality with a population of fifty thousand or more or any municipality located in a county with a population of fifty thousand or more, if such municipality has adopted a comprehensive plan pursuant to this chapter, the municipality may require by ordinance that any parcel of land of less than forty acres which is located within three miles of its corporate limits, be platted prior to the sale or transfer of the land. The register of deeds may not record any document of any sale or transfer of unplatted property if a municipality requires platting pursuant to this section.