{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-10a-30","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 46A-10A-30","heading":"Permit system for drainage authorized--Fee--Modification of drainage--Use of unrecorded right--Penalty--Official control.","body":"Any board or commission under the provisions of this chapter and chapter 46A-11 may adopt a permit system for drainage. The permit system must be prospective in nature and consistent with the principles outlined in § 46A-10A-20. The nonrefundable fee for a permit must be:\n(1) Established by the permitting authority;\n(2) Based on the administrative costs of regulating drainage activities, may not exceed five hundred dollars; and\n(3) Paid only once, with the application, except that permitted drainage that is enlarged, rerouted, or otherwise modified requires a new permit.\nAny vested drainage right not recorded under the provisions of § 46A-10A-31 requires a permit for its use, if a permit system has been established in the county where it exists.\nAny person or the person's contractor draining water without a permit, if a permit is required under the provisions of this section, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. In addition to or in lieu of any criminal penalty, a court may assess, against any person violating the provisions of this section, a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars per each day of violation.\nA permit system is an official control.\nSource: SL 1985, ch 362, § 30; SL 1986, ch 379, § 5; SL 2000, ch 217, § 1; SL 2011, ch 165, § 493; SL 2025, ch 188, § 1.","path":["TITLE 46A. WATER MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 46A-10A. COUNTY DRAINAGE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-10A-30","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"0bf81f46975306d2d494b367bc82f7ec95e80a07c90e990f32a7260613622cd5","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-10a-29","next":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-10a-31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}