{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-5-5-10.3","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 5-5-10.3","heading":"Factors considered in appraisals of grazing lands.","body":"In appraising such grazing lands the following factors shall be taken into consideration:\n(1) Inventory of the forage resources: kind, amount, and location of vegetation;\n(2) Accessibility and usability of the forage resources as influenced by topography, availability of stock water and season of usability;\n(3) Condition of soils--the erosion situation;\n(4) Other and related resources--such as timber and watershed protection;\n(5) Annual animal carrying capacity used by other public agencies in the same locality;\n(6) Pertinent facts and figures submitted by stockmen living in the area and directors of state grazing districts including the land or in its vicinity;\n(7) Carrying capacity set for similar land in a state grazing district in which the land is situated.","path":["TITLE 5. PUBLIC PROPERTY, PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS","CHAPTER 5-5. AGRICULTURAL AND GRAZING LEASES OF SCHOOL AND PUBLIC LANDS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/5-5-10.3","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"f3dadc4ba947f5262331cee4df93506dcbff66d3caffe2c7717ce18a8e71f58e","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-5-5-10.2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-5-5-10.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}