SDCL § 45-9-16: Recordkeeping by producers, handlers, and processors of the quantities of oil or gas--Examination.

Without limiting its general authority, the Board of Minerals and Environment may require, or may delegate to the secretary of agriculture and natural resources, specific authority to require that every person who produces, sells, purchases, acquires, stores, transports, refines, or processes oil or gas in this state keep and maintain complete and accurate records of the quantities of the oil or gas. The records shall be available for examination by the board or its agents upon request.