{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-9-20","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 46A-9-20","heading":"Extension of district--Petition to include additional territory--Contents--Filing.","body":"A water user district may be extended by including additional territory by filing in the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources a petition in writing, verified by the circulator of the petition, addressed to the department, signed by at least twenty-five percent of the landowners or entrymen in any area to be included, and bearing the approval by resolution, of a majority of the board of directors of the water user district, upon compliance with the requirements set forth in this chapter. The petition shall contain a description of the lands to be included.\nSource: SL 1943, ch 310; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.1304 (2); SDCL § 46-16-19; SL 2011, ch 165, § 472; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.","path":["TITLE 46A. WATER MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 46A-9. WATER USER DISTRICTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/46A-9-20","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"89ffed2cd8507ebdaf4fbf3ecadf786815588951fb578acd159fd5cf33bfa03d","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-9-19","next":"us-sd/sdcl-46a-9-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}