{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-46-4-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 46-4-1","heading":"Dry-draw on agricultural lands--Right to construct dam--Right or permit for dam on stream or dry-draw subject to prior appropriation.","body":"Upon compliance with § 46-4-3, any person who has or holds any possession, right or title to any agricultural lands may construct a dam across a dry-draw without obtaining a permit to appropriate water unless the dam will impound more than twenty-five acre feet of water. Any water right or permit for a dam on a stream or a dry-draw for domestic or other use is subject to the doctrine of prior appropriation.","path":["TITLE 46. WATER RIGHTS","CHAPTER 46-4. DRY-DRAW AND NONNAVIGABLE STREAM DAMS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46-4-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"571a2acb6be37a38c3cc825e00a571e61b70adcbaf756deffe6d71212204b7dd","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-46-3a-31","next":"us-sd/sdcl-46-4-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}