{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-45-9-19","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 45-9-19","heading":"False representations as perjury--Drilling without permit as misdemeanor.","body":"Any person:\n(1) Who intentionally falsely swears or affirms to a matter when an oath or affirmation is required by this chapter or by a rule or order of the Department of Water and Natural Resources authorized by this chapter;\n(2) Who, for the purpose of evading a rule or order authorized by this chapter, intentionally makes or causes to be made a false entry or statement of fact in a report required to be made by this chapter, or by a rule or order authorized by this chapter; or\n(3) Who makes or causes to be made a false entry in an account, record, or memorandum required to be kept by this chapter or a rule or order authorized by this chapter;\nis guilty of perjury.\nAny person who commences an operation for the drilling of a well for oil or gas without filing with the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources an application to drill, and without obtaining a permit from the department to drill, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 45. MINING, OIL AND GAS","CHAPTER 45-9. OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/45-9-19","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"5ed7dfd6c1be3a36dcb2aae7370def403731f1925914b1692586366bcebf390c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-45-9-18","next":"us-sd/sdcl-45-9-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}