{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-38-22-16","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 38-22-16","heading":"Infested land declared public nuisance--Protective operations by secretary.","body":"If any owner of weed or pest infested land fails to rid the land of such infestation and the secretary of agriculture and natural resources finds that such infestation is a menace to neighboring lands or to the state or its people he may declare such infested land to constitute a public nuisance and may enter such infested areas and perform such protective operations as may be necessary.","path":["TITLE 38. AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE","CHAPTER 38-22. WEED AND PEST CONTROL"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/38-22-16","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"1a882ad0f719aa49d6871069a442da22a53394b701f761a4b65a5d0ddeee00c9","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-38-22-15","next":"us-sd/sdcl-38-22-16.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}