SDCL § 46A-11A-3: Fees--Farm mediation operating fund.

Any fees incurred in the mediation process provided under this chapter and by rule shall be borne equally between the parties to the drainage dispute. The fees shall be deposited in the farm mediation operating fund. All money in the farm mediation operating fund is continuously appropriated for the purposes of administering the drainage mediation program. Any disbursements from the farm mediation operating fund shall be by authorization of the secretary of agriculture and natural resources.

Source: SL 2015, ch 226, § 3; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 51, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.