{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-41-20-18","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 41-20-18","heading":"Assistance in management and protection of forestland, woodland, shelterbelt, and rangeland.","body":"The state forester, with the sanction of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, may, upon request, assist and cooperate with any agency of the United States government; all state, county, and municipal agencies; and with any corporation, association, partnership, or individual owning or controlling any forestland, woodland, shelterbelt, or rangeland in the management and protection of such forestland, woodland, shelterbelt, or rangeland, including:\n(1) Preparation of plans for management and protection of forest health including during a declared forest insect or disease emergency;\n(2) Management, surveying, harvesting, marketing, and processing of forest products; and\n(3) Collection of receipts from the sale of federal timber and depositing them in the forestry fund as provided in § 41-20-22.\nIn providing timber sale assistance pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section, on private lands, the state forester shall determine that such assistance is not reasonably available through a consulting forester. If the assistance is determined to be unavailable from a consulting forester, the state forester may provide the assistance after courtesy notification to private industrial foresters. However, the assistance provided is limited to thirty man-days over a period of six years per individual owner.","path":["TITLE 41. GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY","CHAPTER 41-20. FORESTRY"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/41-20-18","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"35c2646f72a07317dc26807d18f753584ef7632f1b0fda356e9b85b06a114be1","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-41-20-17","next":"us-sd/sdcl-41-20-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}