{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-10a-73","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 46A-10A-73","heading":"Drains along and across railroads--Costs.","body":"A drain may be constructed along a rail line, if necessary, if no damage is done to the rail line. If it is necessary to cross a railroad right-of-way, the railroad company, if so ordered by the board, shall make necessary openings through the right-of-way and construct and maintain culverts or bridges to permit free and unobstructed flow of water across the right-of-way. The cost of such construction and maintenance, except the cost of excavating the ditch across the right-of-way, shall be borne as outlined in § 46A-10A-74. Service of such order shall be made upon the railroad company in the manner provided for the service of summons in a civil action. An order directing construction of a drainage bridge or culvert shall be served upon the railroad company. The railroad company shall have sixty days after the service of an order to construct the bridge or culvert.\nSource: SL 1985, ch 362, § 74; SL 1986, ch 379, § 9.","path":["TITLE 46A. WATER MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 46A-10A. COUNTY DRAINAGE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-10A-73","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"5bb54c81407932611815868fc5b36e5fe7e50f7b5d229ecaeb2a4ada81f50788","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-10a-72","next":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-10a-74"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}