{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-45-5a-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 45-5A-1","heading":"Legislative findings.","body":"The Legislature finds the following:\n(1) It is necessary for the state to protect the public welfare of South Dakota which is largely dependent on agriculture, and to protect the economic well-being of individuals engaged in agricultural production;\n(2) Exploration for and development of mineral and oil and gas reserves in this state may interfere with the use, agricultural or otherwise, of the surface of certain land;\n(3) Surface owners should be justly compensated for injury to their persons or property and interference with the use of their property occasioned by mineral and oil and gas development.","path":["TITLE 45. MINING, OIL AND GAS","CHAPTER 45-5A. COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES FROM MINING, OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/45-5A-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"f37c3451bdf16a28fbdc77716f544edd7d415d6f76c0c781ff3cd4b0a26f7233","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-45-5-14","next":"us-sd/sdcl-45-5a-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}