SDCL § 46A-14-11: Duties of supervisors on receipt of initiating petition.

Upon receipt of the initiating petition by the conservation district, its supervisors shall:

(1) Acknowledge receipt of the petition;

(2) Determine, by working in cooperation with the auditor of each county in which a portion of the proposed district is located, whether the petition contains sufficient signatures as required by § 6-16-2;

(3) Prepare a preliminary report based upon the initiating petition, and other available data, stating the feasibility and practicability of the proposed improvement and organization of the district, for the purpose of presentation by the conservation district supervisors at hearings as provided in this chapter;

(4) Adjust, as necessary, and fix the boundaries of the proposed district.

Source: SL 1957, ch 492, § 5; SL 1959, ch 452, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.1505 (6); SDCL § 46-24-11; SL 2013, ch 228, § 14.