{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-46-5-3","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 46-5-3","heading":"Natural spring forming part of stream--Right to appropriate flow from spring.","body":"Nothing in § 46-5-1 or 46-5-2 may be construed to prevent the owner of land on which a natural spring arises and which constitutes the source or part of the water supply of a definite stream from acquiring a right to appropriate the flow from the spring as provided by law for appropriation of waters.","path":["TITLE 46. WATER RIGHTS","CHAPTER 46-5. APPROPRIATION OF WATER"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46-5-3","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"cc6fcb93acd26f056fa3718ca5791477506f566d7768360a35cf5151bc002b0c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-46-5-2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-46-5-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}