{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-43-17-40","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 43-17-40","heading":"Responsibility for construction and maintenance of gate or opening.","body":"The responsibility for construction and maintenance of any gate or opening required pursuant to §§ 43-17-35 and 43-17-36 in a fence across a stream that is navigable pursuant to § 43-17-34 shall be shared equally among those persons who caused the fence to be constructed. Any liability arising from the construction of a fence across a stream that is navigable pursuant to § 43-17-34 shall be borne by those persons who caused the fence to be constructed.","path":["TITLE 43. PROPERTY","CHAPTER 43-17. WATER BOUNDARIES AND RIPARIAN LANDS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-17-40","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"7d32226918618f8a9aa69d656103c4d79eaf73cfd19202fcbf7701c08f606d3b","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-43-17-39","next":"us-sd/sdcl-43-17-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}